Diane P Gifford
Biographic Data
| ID | 4052735 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diane P Gifford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diane P |
| FAMILY NAME | Gifford |
| SIGNATURE | GIFFORD D P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 139 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Shell Middens on the Shores of Lake Victoria
Taphonomy and Paleoecology: A Critical Review of Archaeology's Sister Disciplines
The faunal remains
A brief survey of archaeological occurrences on Mount Marsabit in northern Kenya revealed sparse scatters of stone artefacts in the non-forested areas. Excavation in Kulchurdo rock shelter yielded signs of occupation in the fourteenth or fifteenth century AD by stone tool-making peoples who made little use of pottery, hunted wild game and had access to domestic ovicaprids
Kulchurdo rock shelter and the Stone Age of Mount Marsabit
This article gives an account of excavations carried out at a shelter on the slopes of Mount Marsabit, which rises from the northern Kenya plain. It affords the first information about the pastoral-hunting peoples who lived in the region five or six centuries ago
Evidence for Predation and Pastoralism at Prolonged Drift: A Pastoral Neolithic Site in Kenya
This important paper offers a fresh and stimulating approach to the interpretation of a large faunal assemblage from an excavated site. There are interesting implications in regard to present-day land use—an aspect of archaeology to which too little attention has been paid. The principal author, Dr Gifford is Assistant Professor in The Board of Studies in Anthropology, University of California. This paper reports in detail on the largest faunal a…
Observed Formation and Burial of a Recent Human Occupation Site in Kenya
A recent human campsite, occupied in 1973 by members of the Dassanetch tribe of northern Kenya, was observed from its creation through its subsequent burial in flood events 4 months later. The site was excavated as an archeological occurrence in the summer of 1974. Analyses of field and laboratory data yield a detailed picture of sedimentary structures, bone transport and burial, and site preservation in a well-documented depositional situation. …
A Computer Coding System for Archaeological Faunal Remains
Archaeologists dealing with large faunal samples have all faced the problem of recording and retrieving masses of data regarding animal bones. This paper presents a comprehensive computer coding system for all vertebrate skeletal parts. The system utilizes alphabetic abbreviations that can be automatically translated into a fully hierarchic numerical code. The format is readily learned and can be used in conjunction with standard canned computer …
Evidence for Predation and Pastoralism at Prolonged Drift: A Pastoral Neolithic Site in Kenya
This important paper offers a fresh and stimulating approach to the interpretation of a large faunal assemblage from an excavated site. There are interesting implications in regard to present-day land use—an aspect of archaeology to which too little attention has been paid. The principal author, Dr Gifford is Assistant Professor in The Board of Studies in Anthropology, University of California. This paper reports in detail on the largest faunal a…
Shell Middens on the Shores of Lake Victoria
A Computer Coding System for Archaeological Faunal Remains
Archaeologists dealing with large faunal samples have all faced the problem of recording and retrieving masses of data regarding animal bones. This paper presents a comprehensive computer coding system for all vertebrate skeletal parts. The system utilizes alphabetic abbreviations that can be automatically translated into a fully hierarchic numerical code. The format is readily learned and can be used in conjunction with standard canned computer …
Observed Formation and Burial of a Recent Human Occupation Site in Kenya
A recent human campsite, occupied in 1973 by members of the Dassanetch tribe of northern Kenya, was observed from its creation through its subsequent burial in flood events 4 months later. The site was excavated as an archeological occurrence in the summer of 1974. Analyses of field and laboratory data yield a detailed picture of sedimentary structures, bone transport and burial, and site preservation in a well-documented depositional situation. …
A Computer Coding System for Archaeological Faunal Remains
Archaeologists dealing with large faunal samples have all faced the problem of recording and retrieving masses of data regarding animal bones. This paper presents a comprehensive computer coding system for all vertebrate skeletal parts. The system utilizes alphabetic abbreviations that can be automatically translated into a fully hierarchic numerical code. The format is readily learned and can be used in conjunction with standard canned computer …
Evidence for Predation and Pastoralism at Prolonged Drift: A Pastoral Neolithic Site in Kenya
This important paper offers a fresh and stimulating approach to the interpretation of a large faunal assemblage from an excavated site. There are interesting implications in regard to present-day land use—an aspect of archaeology to which too little attention has been paid. The principal author, Dr Gifford is Assistant Professor in The Board of Studies in Anthropology, University of California. This paper reports in detail on the largest faunal a…
Taphonomy and Paleoecology: A Critical Review of Archaeology's Sister Disciplines
The faunal remains
A brief survey of archaeological occurrences on Mount Marsabit in northern Kenya revealed sparse scatters of stone artefacts in the non-forested areas. Excavation in Kulchurdo rock shelter yielded signs of occupation in the fourteenth or fifteenth century AD by stone tool-making peoples who made little use of pottery, hunted wild game and had access to domestic ovicaprids
Kulchurdo rock shelter and the Stone Age of Mount Marsabit
This article gives an account of excavations carried out at a shelter on the slopes of Mount Marsabit, which rises from the northern Kenya plain. It affords the first information about the pastoral-hunting peoples who lived in the region five or six centuries ago
Shell Middens on the Shores of Lake Victoria
Archaeology (7 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (4 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Excavation (2 works)