William B Butler
Biographic Data
| ID | 4053405 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William B Butler |
| GIVEN NAMES | William B |
| FAMILY NAME | Butler |
| SIGNATURE | BUTLER W B |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Park Service |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4705-321X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A proposed Paleoindian musical instrument: Beveled osseous rods
It is proposed that the beveled osseous rods described by Kornfeld et al. [2022. A Rediscovered Beveled Osseous Rod: Clarification of the Archeological Record. Plains Anthropologist 67(261):19–32] found in Paleoindian contexts may in fact be a chordophone musical instrument similar to the Hawaiian ukeke
The British Soldier is no Bolshevik”: The British Army, Discipline, and the Demobilization Strikes of 1919
This article considers the breakdown in discipline in the British Army which occurred in Britain and on the Western Front during the process of demobilization at the end of the First World War. Many soldiers, retained in the army immediately after the Armistice, went on strike, and some formed elected committees, demanding their swifter return to civilian life. Their perception was that the existing demobilization system was unjust, and men were …
Northern Ireland in the Second World War: Politics, economic mobilisation and society, 1939–45
Northern Ireland in the Second World War: politics, economic mobilisation and society, 1939–45." Irish Studies Review, 24(2), pp. 237–238
The formation of the Ulster Home Guard
This article explores the problems encountered in the formation of the Ulster Home Guard, supposedly a direct equivalent to its well-known British counterpart, as part of the paramilitary Ulster Special Constabulary in Northern Ireland, during the Second World War. Predictably, the Ulster Home Guard became an almost exclusively Protestant organisation which led to many accusations of sectarianism from a variety of different national and internati…
The Irish amateur military tradition in the British Army, 1854–1992
This work examines the 'amateur military tradition' in Ireland, essentially the framework in which part-time soldiers of the British Army existed, alongside their regular army counterparts, and how they interacted with wider society. In Ireland, this included the militia, yeomanry, Territorial Force (later Army), Officers' Training Corps, Volunteer Training Corps, the Ulster Home Guard (UHG), and the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR). It covers the p…
Some Observations on the Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys Excavation and Reporting Standards and Conventions
The Smithsonian Institution’s River Basin Surveys (SIRBS) program was one of the most successful archeological salvage programs ever conducted in the United States. The success of the program was directly related to the field excavation and recording standards established early in the programs development. This paper discusses field and laboratory recording, cataloging, measurement systems, and other standards as a contribution to the history of …
Obituary
I am especially interested in the way in which culture conditions human behavior, the fact that each of us gains his culture by learning in a particular society, and that this learning provides options that pennit both personal and societal adaptations to environmental changes. I am interested in the vast range of cultural systems that have served the function of this mechanism. I regard the concept of culture and the infinite variations in cultu…
Plains Anthropologist
Significance and Other Frustrations in the CRM Process
National Register of Historic Places criterion (d) for significance is based solely on the theoretical and substantive knowledge of the discipline. Archaeologists continue to misuse and abuse the term and do not understand its meaning in terms of the cultural resource management process. In so doing, archaeologists often place federal agencies and state historic preservation offices in a quandary as to proper management decisions. Misuse of the c…
A Knife From Upper Plum Canyon Rockshelter I, Southeastern Colorado
A complete quartzite knife mounted in a bone handle was recovered from Upper Plum Canyon Rockshelter I in southeastern Colorado. Chemical analysis reveals that an organic compound (possibly pine resin) was used to hold the blade in a handle made from a modified bison scapula. X-rays reveal a basal morphology of the blade similar to“points” having a temporal duration from about 3500 to 500 years B.P
GM allotypes in Native Americans: Evidence for three distinct migrations across the Bering land bridge
We report the results of typings, for immunoglobulin G allotypes, of 5392 Native Americans from ten samples, the typings having been performed over the last 20 years. Four cultural groups are represented: the Pimans—Pima and Papago; the Puebloans—Zuni and Hopi; the Pai—Walapai; and the Athabascans—Apache and Navajo. The haplotype Gm 1;21 has the highest frequency in each population while Gm 1,2;21 is polymorphic in all except the Hopi. The Mongol…
Penetrating Elephant Hide with Wood Atlatl Darts
Pointed wooden darts propelled by an atlatl are capable of penetrating the hide of an elephant from close range. Average penetration of 5 em is probably not sufficient to bring about the swift demise of an elephant. Greater penetration might be achieved with wood tipped darts by increasing weight and/or velocity or with narrow diameter darts. Basic information is presented to allow for better experiments in the future
An Inexpensive and Accurate Goniometer
The No-Collection Strategy in Archaeology
The no-collection strategy in archaeology is examined from the perspective of site integrity, artifact analysis, pothunting, irreplaceable resources, and curation and is found to be destructive of the data base for present and future archaeological applications
Some Comments on Contracting with the Federal Government: Types of Contracts
Two types of government contracts, the firm fixed price and the cost reimbursement, are discussed in the context of archaeological research. The major features of these types of contracts are presented so that the archaeologist may more fully understand some basic contracting procedures and requirements that may directly affect archaeological work
Archaeology and Prohibition
The importance of alcohol to the archaeologist is investigated through a study of archaeological productivity before, during and after Prohibition. This contribution to the ethno-science of archaeology reveals that archaeological productivity is positively related to alcohol and its concomitant sin qua non: the bull session.Archaeologists are self-selected from a specific genetic type, one of whose characteristics is the consumption of great quan…
Two initial Middle Missouri Tradition tool Kits
Stone and bone tools contained in the remains of two charred baskets from an Initial Middle Missouri site, Fay Tolton, House 1, are interpreted as two different tool kits associated with different aspects of animal skin processing. Spatulate-shaped bone tools previously described as “quill flatteners” are interpreted here as skin burnishers. The ethnogra hic association of women with skin working activities suggests that these two skin working to…
The Atlatl: The Physics of Function and Performance
An examination of the physical laws behind the function and performance of the atlatl-both with and without weights-is presented. The increased distance a dart can be thrown with the atlatl is a function of the increased mechanical advantage which the atlatl provides by increasing the length of the moment arm. The location of weight on an atlatl is shown to produce a performance less than or equal to that achieved without a weight. It is proposed…
The Avila Adobe: The determination of architectural change
GM allotypes in Native Americans: Evidence for three distinct migrations across the Bering land bridge
We report the results of typings, for immunoglobulin G allotypes, of 5392 Native Americans from ten samples, the typings having been performed over the last 20 years. Four cultural groups are represented: the Pimans—Pima and Papago; the Puebloans—Zuni and Hopi; the Pai—Walapai; and the Athabascans—Apache and Navajo. The haplotype Gm 1;21 has the highest frequency in each population while Gm 1,2;21 is polymorphic in all except the Hopi. The Mongol…
The Atlatl: The Physics of Function and Performance
An examination of the physical laws behind the function and performance of the atlatl-both with and without weights-is presented. The increased distance a dart can be thrown with the atlatl is a function of the increased mechanical advantage which the atlatl provides by increasing the length of the moment arm. The location of weight on an atlatl is shown to produce a performance less than or equal to that achieved without a weight. It is proposed…
Significance and Other Frustrations in the CRM Process
National Register of Historic Places criterion (d) for significance is based solely on the theoretical and substantive knowledge of the discipline. Archaeologists continue to misuse and abuse the term and do not understand its meaning in terms of the cultural resource management process. In so doing, archaeologists often place federal agencies and state historic preservation offices in a quandary as to proper management decisions. Misuse of the c…
The No-Collection Strategy in Archaeology
The no-collection strategy in archaeology is examined from the perspective of site integrity, artifact analysis, pothunting, irreplaceable resources, and curation and is found to be destructive of the data base for present and future archaeological applications
Obituary
I am especially interested in the way in which culture conditions human behavior, the fact that each of us gains his culture by learning in a particular society, and that this learning provides options that pennit both personal and societal adaptations to environmental changes. I am interested in the vast range of cultural systems that have served the function of this mechanism. I regard the concept of culture and the infinite variations in cultu…
The Irish amateur military tradition in the British Army, 1854–1992
This work examines the 'amateur military tradition' in Ireland, essentially the framework in which part-time soldiers of the British Army existed, alongside their regular army counterparts, and how they interacted with wider society. In Ireland, this included the militia, yeomanry, Territorial Force (later Army), Officers' Training Corps, Volunteer Training Corps, the Ulster Home Guard (UHG), and the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR). It covers the p…
Some Observations on the Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys Excavation and Reporting Standards and Conventions
The Smithsonian Institution’s River Basin Surveys (SIRBS) program was one of the most successful archeological salvage programs ever conducted in the United States. The success of the program was directly related to the field excavation and recording standards established early in the programs development. This paper discusses field and laboratory recording, cataloging, measurement systems, and other standards as a contribution to the history of …
Some Comments on Contracting with the Federal Government: Types of Contracts
Two types of government contracts, the firm fixed price and the cost reimbursement, are discussed in the context of archaeological research. The major features of these types of contracts are presented so that the archaeologist may more fully understand some basic contracting procedures and requirements that may directly affect archaeological work
A proposed Paleoindian musical instrument: Beveled osseous rods
It is proposed that the beveled osseous rods described by Kornfeld et al. [2022. A Rediscovered Beveled Osseous Rod: Clarification of the Archeological Record. Plains Anthropologist 67(261):19–32] found in Paleoindian contexts may in fact be a chordophone musical instrument similar to the Hawaiian ukeke
Penetrating Elephant Hide with Wood Atlatl Darts
Pointed wooden darts propelled by an atlatl are capable of penetrating the hide of an elephant from close range. Average penetration of 5 em is probably not sufficient to bring about the swift demise of an elephant. Greater penetration might be achieved with wood tipped darts by increasing weight and/or velocity or with narrow diameter darts. Basic information is presented to allow for better experiments in the future
Two initial Middle Missouri Tradition tool Kits
Stone and bone tools contained in the remains of two charred baskets from an Initial Middle Missouri site, Fay Tolton, House 1, are interpreted as two different tool kits associated with different aspects of animal skin processing. Spatulate-shaped bone tools previously described as “quill flatteners” are interpreted here as skin burnishers. The ethnogra hic association of women with skin working activities suggests that these two skin working to…
The Avila Adobe: The determination of architectural change
The Avila Adobe: The determination of architectural change
Two initial Middle Missouri Tradition tool Kits
Stone and bone tools contained in the remains of two charred baskets from an Initial Middle Missouri site, Fay Tolton, House 1, are interpreted as two different tool kits associated with different aspects of animal skin processing. Spatulate-shaped bone tools previously described as “quill flatteners” are interpreted here as skin burnishers. The ethnogra hic association of women with skin working activities suggests that these two skin working to…
The Atlatl: The Physics of Function and Performance
An examination of the physical laws behind the function and performance of the atlatl-both with and without weights-is presented. The increased distance a dart can be thrown with the atlatl is a function of the increased mechanical advantage which the atlatl provides by increasing the length of the moment arm. The location of weight on an atlatl is shown to produce a performance less than or equal to that achieved without a weight. It is proposed…
Archaeology and Prohibition
The importance of alcohol to the archaeologist is investigated through a study of archaeological productivity before, during and after Prohibition. This contribution to the ethno-science of archaeology reveals that archaeological productivity is positively related to alcohol and its concomitant sin qua non: the bull session.Archaeologists are self-selected from a specific genetic type, one of whose characteristics is the consumption of great quan…
Some Comments on Contracting with the Federal Government: Types of Contracts
Two types of government contracts, the firm fixed price and the cost reimbursement, are discussed in the context of archaeological research. The major features of these types of contracts are presented so that the archaeologist may more fully understand some basic contracting procedures and requirements that may directly affect archaeological work
The No-Collection Strategy in Archaeology
The no-collection strategy in archaeology is examined from the perspective of site integrity, artifact analysis, pothunting, irreplaceable resources, and curation and is found to be destructive of the data base for present and future archaeological applications
Penetrating Elephant Hide with Wood Atlatl Darts
Pointed wooden darts propelled by an atlatl are capable of penetrating the hide of an elephant from close range. Average penetration of 5 em is probably not sufficient to bring about the swift demise of an elephant. Greater penetration might be achieved with wood tipped darts by increasing weight and/or velocity or with narrow diameter darts. Basic information is presented to allow for better experiments in the future
An Inexpensive and Accurate Goniometer
A Knife From Upper Plum Canyon Rockshelter I, Southeastern Colorado
A complete quartzite knife mounted in a bone handle was recovered from Upper Plum Canyon Rockshelter I in southeastern Colorado. Chemical analysis reveals that an organic compound (possibly pine resin) was used to hold the blade in a handle made from a modified bison scapula. X-rays reveal a basal morphology of the blade similar to“points” having a temporal duration from about 3500 to 500 years B.P
GM allotypes in Native Americans: Evidence for three distinct migrations across the Bering land bridge
We report the results of typings, for immunoglobulin G allotypes, of 5392 Native Americans from ten samples, the typings having been performed over the last 20 years. Four cultural groups are represented: the Pimans—Pima and Papago; the Puebloans—Zuni and Hopi; the Pai—Walapai; and the Athabascans—Apache and Navajo. The haplotype Gm 1;21 has the highest frequency in each population while Gm 1,2;21 is polymorphic in all except the Hopi. The Mongol…
Significance and Other Frustrations in the CRM Process
National Register of Historic Places criterion (d) for significance is based solely on the theoretical and substantive knowledge of the discipline. Archaeologists continue to misuse and abuse the term and do not understand its meaning in terms of the cultural resource management process. In so doing, archaeologists often place federal agencies and state historic preservation offices in a quandary as to proper management decisions. Misuse of the c…
Obituary
I am especially interested in the way in which culture conditions human behavior, the fact that each of us gains his culture by learning in a particular society, and that this learning provides options that pennit both personal and societal adaptations to environmental changes. I am interested in the vast range of cultural systems that have served the function of this mechanism. I regard the concept of culture and the infinite variations in cultu…
Plains Anthropologist
Some Observations on the Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys Excavation and Reporting Standards and Conventions
The Smithsonian Institution’s River Basin Surveys (SIRBS) program was one of the most successful archeological salvage programs ever conducted in the United States. The success of the program was directly related to the field excavation and recording standards established early in the programs development. This paper discusses field and laboratory recording, cataloging, measurement systems, and other standards as a contribution to the history of …
Northern Ireland in the Second World War: Politics, economic mobilisation and society, 1939–45
Northern Ireland in the Second World War: politics, economic mobilisation and society, 1939–45." Irish Studies Review, 24(2), pp. 237–238
The formation of the Ulster Home Guard
This article explores the problems encountered in the formation of the Ulster Home Guard, supposedly a direct equivalent to its well-known British counterpart, as part of the paramilitary Ulster Special Constabulary in Northern Ireland, during the Second World War. Predictably, the Ulster Home Guard became an almost exclusively Protestant organisation which led to many accusations of sectarianism from a variety of different national and internati…
The Irish amateur military tradition in the British Army, 1854–1992
This work examines the 'amateur military tradition' in Ireland, essentially the framework in which part-time soldiers of the British Army existed, alongside their regular army counterparts, and how they interacted with wider society. In Ireland, this included the militia, yeomanry, Territorial Force (later Army), Officers' Training Corps, Volunteer Training Corps, the Ulster Home Guard (UHG), and the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR). It covers the p…
The British Soldier is no Bolshevik”: The British Army, Discipline, and the Demobilization Strikes of 1919
This article considers the breakdown in discipline in the British Army which occurred in Britain and on the Western Front during the process of demobilization at the end of the First World War. Many soldiers, retained in the army immediately after the Armistice, went on strike, and some formed elected committees, demanding their swifter return to civilian life. Their perception was that the existing demobilization system was unjust, and men were …
A proposed Paleoindian musical instrument: Beveled osseous rods
It is proposed that the beveled osseous rods described by Kornfeld et al. [2022. A Rediscovered Beveled Osseous Rod: Clarification of the Archeological Record. Plains Anthropologist 67(261):19–32] found in Paleoindian contexts may in fact be a chordophone musical instrument similar to the Hawaiian ukeke
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