Richard L Josephs
Biographic Data
| ID | 4053765 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard L Josephs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard L |
| FAMILY NAME | Josephs |
| SIGNATURE | JOSEPHS R L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Dakota |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Regional Conflict, Ceramic Senescence, and Pawnee Raw Material Choice in the Late Contact Era
Here, we consider the last decades of ceramic manufacture among the Pawnee in the Central Great Plains, using petrographic analysis to explore raw material availability and use at the Kitkahahki Town site (14RP1). Historical documents reveal tremendous regional pressures and conflicts in the Kitkahahki Town area during its occupation in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries-processes that could have altered or restricted the movement…
The Neolithic-Early Bronze Age Mortuary Rockshelter of Bolores, Torres Vedras, Portugal
The Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age mortuary rockshelter of Bolores (Torres Vedras, Lisbon) is a collective burial located in the archaeologically rich landscape of the Portuguese Estremadura. Excavations were conducted in 2007 and 2008 as part of the Sizandro-Alcabrichel Research Project (SARP), a collaboration between the German Archaeological Institute-Madrid and The University of Iowa which seeks to investigate the dynamics of social evolutio…
Determining Provenance of Shell-Tempered Pottery from the Central Plains Using Petrography and Oxidation Analysis
Late prehistoric sites on the Central Plains contain both grit/grog- (mineral-) tempered pottery and shell-tempered pottery. This appearance of shell-tempered pottery around cal A.D. 1000 has traditionally been explained as a colonization from the Mississippi River valley with further dispersal via trade. As a result, very little is known about the role of this material in the region. We report the results of a provenance analysis of shell-temper…
Using LiDAR to detect cultural resources in a forested environment: An example from Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, USA
This article discusses the use of light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) technology as an effective remote sensing tool for the location of cultural resources. Its use, particularly in Europe, has proven successful in the identification of archaeological sites obscured by dense vegetation or surface disturbances. This study used LiDAR‐derived imagery to detect pre‐ and post‐European contact sites, and their related features, in densely forested envi…
Micromorphology of a Late Woodland Cave Site, East-Central Iowa
This article discusses a micromorphological investigation conducted at Bogus Cave (13JN23), a Late Woodland occupation in Jones County, Iowa. Micromorphology–the study of undisturbed soil and sediment in thin section–was used to evaluate, and differentiate between, natural and cultural processes evidenced within the cave sediments. Twenty-two thin sections were prepared from samples collected from test units excavated in the front room of the cav…
Short contribution: Applying micromorphological terminology to ceramic petrography
Micromorphological terminology used to describe soil/sediment thin sections is equally useful in the description of ceramic thin sections. The primary focus of soil micromorphology and ceramic petrography is the examination of modified geologic materials composed of sand‐, silt‐, and clay‐size particles. Protocols for describing soil or sediment in thin section are well established; however, no such guidelines exist for ceramic petrography. The a…
A Petrographic Analysis of Extended Middle Missouri Ceramics from North Dakota
This article summarizes a petrographic analysis of ten thin sections prepared from Riggs and Fort Yates ware sherds (ca. A.D. 1200 to 1450), the first such study ever conducted on prehistoric ceramics collected in North Dakota. The procedure identified, described, and estimated the percentage of observable aplastics (coarser grained inclusions) and examined the geometric relationships between the aplastics and the encompassing clay matrix (microm…
Short contribution: A practical alternative to Kubiena boxes for the collection of samples for micromorphological analysis
This note proposes a practical and economical alternative to using Kubiena boxes for the collection of undisturbed soil or sediment samples for micromorphological analysis. The authors promote the use of plastic electrical outlet boxes (gang boxes) that can be purchased at any hardware store for around 20 cents apiece. In addition to availability and low cost, plastic gang boxes are preferred by thin‐section laboratories over that of the aluminum…
Using LiDAR to detect cultural resources in a forested environment: An example from Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, USA
This article discusses the use of light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) technology as an effective remote sensing tool for the location of cultural resources. Its use, particularly in Europe, has proven successful in the identification of archaeological sites obscured by dense vegetation or surface disturbances. This study used LiDAR‐derived imagery to detect pre‐ and post‐European contact sites, and their related features, in densely forested envi…
The Neolithic-Early Bronze Age Mortuary Rockshelter of Bolores, Torres Vedras, Portugal
The Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age mortuary rockshelter of Bolores (Torres Vedras, Lisbon) is a collective burial located in the archaeologically rich landscape of the Portuguese Estremadura. Excavations were conducted in 2007 and 2008 as part of the Sizandro-Alcabrichel Research Project (SARP), a collaboration between the German Archaeological Institute-Madrid and The University of Iowa which seeks to investigate the dynamics of social evolutio…
Determining Provenance of Shell-Tempered Pottery from the Central Plains Using Petrography and Oxidation Analysis
Late prehistoric sites on the Central Plains contain both grit/grog- (mineral-) tempered pottery and shell-tempered pottery. This appearance of shell-tempered pottery around cal A.D. 1000 has traditionally been explained as a colonization from the Mississippi River valley with further dispersal via trade. As a result, very little is known about the role of this material in the region. We report the results of a provenance analysis of shell-temper…
A Petrographic Analysis of Extended Middle Missouri Ceramics from North Dakota
This article summarizes a petrographic analysis of ten thin sections prepared from Riggs and Fort Yates ware sherds (ca. A.D. 1200 to 1450), the first such study ever conducted on prehistoric ceramics collected in North Dakota. The procedure identified, described, and estimated the percentage of observable aplastics (coarser grained inclusions) and examined the geometric relationships between the aplastics and the encompassing clay matrix (microm…
Short contribution: Applying micromorphological terminology to ceramic petrography
Micromorphological terminology used to describe soil/sediment thin sections is equally useful in the description of ceramic thin sections. The primary focus of soil micromorphology and ceramic petrography is the examination of modified geologic materials composed of sand‐, silt‐, and clay‐size particles. Protocols for describing soil or sediment in thin section are well established; however, no such guidelines exist for ceramic petrography. The a…
Short contribution: A practical alternative to Kubiena boxes for the collection of samples for micromorphological analysis
This note proposes a practical and economical alternative to using Kubiena boxes for the collection of undisturbed soil or sediment samples for micromorphological analysis. The authors promote the use of plastic electrical outlet boxes (gang boxes) that can be purchased at any hardware store for around 20 cents apiece. In addition to availability and low cost, plastic gang boxes are preferred by thin‐section laboratories over that of the aluminum…
Regional Conflict, Ceramic Senescence, and Pawnee Raw Material Choice in the Late Contact Era
Here, we consider the last decades of ceramic manufacture among the Pawnee in the Central Great Plains, using petrographic analysis to explore raw material availability and use at the Kitkahahki Town site (14RP1). Historical documents reveal tremendous regional pressures and conflicts in the Kitkahahki Town area during its occupation in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries-processes that could have altered or restricted the movement…
Short contribution: A practical alternative to Kubiena boxes for the collection of samples for micromorphological analysis
This note proposes a practical and economical alternative to using Kubiena boxes for the collection of undisturbed soil or sediment samples for micromorphological analysis. The authors promote the use of plastic electrical outlet boxes (gang boxes) that can be purchased at any hardware store for around 20 cents apiece. In addition to availability and low cost, plastic gang boxes are preferred by thin‐section laboratories over that of the aluminum…
Short contribution: Applying micromorphological terminology to ceramic petrography
Micromorphological terminology used to describe soil/sediment thin sections is equally useful in the description of ceramic thin sections. The primary focus of soil micromorphology and ceramic petrography is the examination of modified geologic materials composed of sand‐, silt‐, and clay‐size particles. Protocols for describing soil or sediment in thin section are well established; however, no such guidelines exist for ceramic petrography. The a…
A Petrographic Analysis of Extended Middle Missouri Ceramics from North Dakota
This article summarizes a petrographic analysis of ten thin sections prepared from Riggs and Fort Yates ware sherds (ca. A.D. 1200 to 1450), the first such study ever conducted on prehistoric ceramics collected in North Dakota. The procedure identified, described, and estimated the percentage of observable aplastics (coarser grained inclusions) and examined the geometric relationships between the aplastics and the encompassing clay matrix (microm…
Micromorphology of a Late Woodland Cave Site, East-Central Iowa
This article discusses a micromorphological investigation conducted at Bogus Cave (13JN23), a Late Woodland occupation in Jones County, Iowa. Micromorphology–the study of undisturbed soil and sediment in thin section–was used to evaluate, and differentiate between, natural and cultural processes evidenced within the cave sediments. Twenty-two thin sections were prepared from samples collected from test units excavated in the front room of the cav…
Using LiDAR to detect cultural resources in a forested environment: An example from Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, USA
This article discusses the use of light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) technology as an effective remote sensing tool for the location of cultural resources. Its use, particularly in Europe, has proven successful in the identification of archaeological sites obscured by dense vegetation or surface disturbances. This study used LiDAR‐derived imagery to detect pre‐ and post‐European contact sites, and their related features, in densely forested envi…
The Neolithic-Early Bronze Age Mortuary Rockshelter of Bolores, Torres Vedras, Portugal
The Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age mortuary rockshelter of Bolores (Torres Vedras, Lisbon) is a collective burial located in the archaeologically rich landscape of the Portuguese Estremadura. Excavations were conducted in 2007 and 2008 as part of the Sizandro-Alcabrichel Research Project (SARP), a collaboration between the German Archaeological Institute-Madrid and The University of Iowa which seeks to investigate the dynamics of social evolutio…
Determining Provenance of Shell-Tempered Pottery from the Central Plains Using Petrography and Oxidation Analysis
Late prehistoric sites on the Central Plains contain both grit/grog- (mineral-) tempered pottery and shell-tempered pottery. This appearance of shell-tempered pottery around cal A.D. 1000 has traditionally been explained as a colonization from the Mississippi River valley with further dispersal via trade. As a result, very little is known about the role of this material in the region. We report the results of a provenance analysis of shell-temper…
Regional Conflict, Ceramic Senescence, and Pawnee Raw Material Choice in the Late Contact Era
Here, we consider the last decades of ceramic manufacture among the Pawnee in the Central Great Plains, using petrographic analysis to explore raw material availability and use at the Kitkahahki Town site (14RP1). Historical documents reveal tremendous regional pressures and conflicts in the Kitkahahki Town area during its occupation in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries-processes that could have altered or restricted the movement…
Archaeology (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Geology (6 works) · Geology (4 works) · Petrography (4 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 works) · Mineralogy (3 works) · Pottery (3 works) · Prehistory (3 works)