Barry W Baker
Biographic Data
| ID | 206469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barry W Baker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barry W |
| FAMILY NAME | Baker |
| SIGNATURE | BAKER B W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ashland (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7037-5682 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The species dilemma and its potential impact on enforcing wildlife trade laws
The varied answers to the question “What is a species?” provoke more than lively debates in academic circles. They pose practical problems for law enforcement. Commercial wildlife trade threatens many primate species and is regulated through such laws and international agreements as the U.S. Endangered Species Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Enforcing legislation relies on the ability t…
Tusk or Bone? An Example of Ivory Substitute in the Wildlife Trade
Bone carvings (and other ivory substitutes) are common in the modern-day lucrative international ivory trade. Souvenirs for unknowing travelers and market shoppers can be made of non-biological material (plastic "ivory" beads) or skillfully crafted natural objects made to resemble something other than their true origin. Many of these items are received at the U. S. National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory (NFWFL) for species identification…
The Analysis of Sea Turtle and Bovid Keratin Artefacts Using Drift Spectroscopy and Discriminant Analysis
We investigated the utility of diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) for the analysis and identification of sea turtle (Family Cheloniidae) and bovid (Family Bovidae) keratins, commonly used to manufacture historic artefacts. Spectral libraries are helpful in determining the class of the material (i.e., keratin versus plastics), but do not allow for inferences about the species source of keratin. Mathematical post‐p…
The Palaeoindian-Archaic transition in North America
The transition from Palaeoindian to Archaic societies in North America is often viewed as a linear progression over a brief but time-transgressive period. New evidence from the Wilson-Leonard site in Texas suggests social experimentation by Palaeoindians over a 2500-year period eventually resulted in Archaic societies. The process was neither short nor linear, and the evidence shows that different but contemporaneous lifeways existed in a variety…
Assumptions about Species
Identifying animal remains is the most basic aspect of zooarchaeological research; the accuracy of all subsequent interpretations hinges on this process. Recently, the zooarchaeological community reiterated the need for researchers to be explicit in reporting their identification methodology. We review this problem and provide an example from our own research showing the interpretation problems that can arise when such methods are not described i…
Sugar Reflotation and Curation
Sugar reflotation of matrix containing archaeological material appears to be a relatively inexpensive, safe, and reliable method for the recovery of botanical remains. Using high concentrations of sugar to increase the specific gravity of water to make flotation viable for botanical recovery will, however, also saturate archaeological material (e.g., botanical, faunal, and some artifactual materials) with sugar that could damage the materials or …
News and Short Contributions
JFA announces a new award for outstanding artwork and photographs published in the Journal. The award will be called the JFA Award for Graphic Excellence. The winner will receive a certificate identifying the artwork, the artist's name, and the title and author of the article in which it appeared. The winner will be selected by JFA art director David Ford, assisted by the editors, and all decisions will be final. Our main interest is in line draw…
How Many Epidermal Ridges per Linear Centimeter? Comments on Possible Pre-Clovis Human Friction Skin Prints from Pendejo Cave
The identification of human friction prints by Chrisman et al. (1996) from Pendejo Cave, New Mexico, some dating more than 36,000 years B.P., is tenuous given the incongruence between data presented in the text and data illustrated in the figures. The identification of these structures as human friction prints hinged largely on the frequency of epidermal ridges per linear centimeter. As such, the validity of this evidence to justify the presence …
The Palaeoindian-Archaic transition in North America
The transition from Palaeoindian to Archaic societies in North America is often viewed as a linear progression over a brief but time-transgressive period. New evidence from the Wilson-Leonard site in Texas suggests social experimentation by Palaeoindians over a 2500-year period eventually resulted in Archaic societies. The process was neither short nor linear, and the evidence shows that different but contemporaneous lifeways existed in a variety…
Tusk or Bone? An Example of Ivory Substitute in the Wildlife Trade
Bone carvings (and other ivory substitutes) are common in the modern-day lucrative international ivory trade. Souvenirs for unknowing travelers and market shoppers can be made of non-biological material (plastic "ivory" beads) or skillfully crafted natural objects made to resemble something other than their true origin. Many of these items are received at the U. S. National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory (NFWFL) for species identification…
The Analysis of Sea Turtle and Bovid Keratin Artefacts Using Drift Spectroscopy and Discriminant Analysis
We investigated the utility of diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) for the analysis and identification of sea turtle (Family Cheloniidae) and bovid (Family Bovidae) keratins, commonly used to manufacture historic artefacts. Spectral libraries are helpful in determining the class of the material (i.e., keratin versus plastics), but do not allow for inferences about the species source of keratin. Mathematical post‐p…
Assumptions about Species
Identifying animal remains is the most basic aspect of zooarchaeological research; the accuracy of all subsequent interpretations hinges on this process. Recently, the zooarchaeological community reiterated the need for researchers to be explicit in reporting their identification methodology. We review this problem and provide an example from our own research showing the interpretation problems that can arise when such methods are not described i…
How Many Epidermal Ridges per Linear Centimeter? Comments on Possible Pre-Clovis Human Friction Skin Prints from Pendejo Cave
The identification of human friction prints by Chrisman et al. (1996) from Pendejo Cave, New Mexico, some dating more than 36,000 years B.P., is tenuous given the incongruence between data presented in the text and data illustrated in the figures. The identification of these structures as human friction prints hinged largely on the frequency of epidermal ridges per linear centimeter. As such, the validity of this evidence to justify the presence …
Sugar Reflotation and Curation
Sugar reflotation of matrix containing archaeological material appears to be a relatively inexpensive, safe, and reliable method for the recovery of botanical remains. Using high concentrations of sugar to increase the specific gravity of water to make flotation viable for botanical recovery will, however, also saturate archaeological material (e.g., botanical, faunal, and some artifactual materials) with sugar that could damage the materials or …
News and Short Contributions
JFA announces a new award for outstanding artwork and photographs published in the Journal. The award will be called the JFA Award for Graphic Excellence. The winner will receive a certificate identifying the artwork, the artist's name, and the title and author of the article in which it appeared. The winner will be selected by JFA art director David Ford, assisted by the editors, and all decisions will be final. Our main interest is in line draw…
Assumptions about Species
Identifying animal remains is the most basic aspect of zooarchaeological research; the accuracy of all subsequent interpretations hinges on this process. Recently, the zooarchaeological community reiterated the need for researchers to be explicit in reporting their identification methodology. We review this problem and provide an example from our own research showing the interpretation problems that can arise when such methods are not described i…
The Palaeoindian-Archaic transition in North America
The transition from Palaeoindian to Archaic societies in North America is often viewed as a linear progression over a brief but time-transgressive period. New evidence from the Wilson-Leonard site in Texas suggests social experimentation by Palaeoindians over a 2500-year period eventually resulted in Archaic societies. The process was neither short nor linear, and the evidence shows that different but contemporaneous lifeways existed in a variety…
The Analysis of Sea Turtle and Bovid Keratin Artefacts Using Drift Spectroscopy and Discriminant Analysis
We investigated the utility of diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) for the analysis and identification of sea turtle (Family Cheloniidae) and bovid (Family Bovidae) keratins, commonly used to manufacture historic artefacts. Spectral libraries are helpful in determining the class of the material (i.e., keratin versus plastics), but do not allow for inferences about the species source of keratin. Mathematical post‐p…
Tusk or Bone? An Example of Ivory Substitute in the Wildlife Trade
Bone carvings (and other ivory substitutes) are common in the modern-day lucrative international ivory trade. Souvenirs for unknowing travelers and market shoppers can be made of non-biological material (plastic "ivory" beads) or skillfully crafted natural objects made to resemble something other than their true origin. Many of these items are received at the U. S. National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory (NFWFL) for species identification…
The species dilemma and its potential impact on enforcing wildlife trade laws
The varied answers to the question “What is a species?” provoke more than lively debates in academic circles. They pose practical problems for law enforcement. Commercial wildlife trade threatens many primate species and is regulated through such laws and international agreements as the U.S. Endangered Species Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Enforcing legislation relies on the ability t…
Archaeology (6 works) · Biology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Geology (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Paleontology (3 works) · Paleontology (3 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 works)