Sarah E Oas
Biographic Data
| ID | 6101001 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah E Oas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah E |
| FAMILY NAME | Oas |
| SIGNATURE | OAS S E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Archaeology Southwest, Tucson, AZ, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Social Construction of Backdirt in Chaco Archaeology
Archaeologists routinely create backdirt during excavation, but it is rarely acknowledged and remains surprisingly undertheorized. In this paper, we treat backdirt as a uniquely archaeological product that is socially constructed and guided by culturally and historically situated motivations. Using Chaco Canyon as a case study, we examine the ways in which project priorities changed over nearly 150 years of excavation and (more recently) re-excav…
The Social Construction of Backdirt in Chaco Archaeology
Archaeologists routinely create backdirt during excavation, but it is rarely acknowledged and remains surprisingly undertheorized. In this paper, we treat backdirt as a uniquely archaeological product that is socially constructed and guided by culturally and historically situated motivations. Using Chaco Canyon as a case study, we examine the ways in which project priorities changed over nearly 150 years of excavation and (more recently) re-excav…
The Social Construction of Backdirt in Chaco Archaeology
Archaeologists routinely create backdirt during excavation, but it is rarely acknowledged and remains surprisingly undertheorized. In this paper, we treat backdirt as a uniquely archaeological product that is socially constructed and guided by culturally and historically situated motivations. Using Chaco Canyon as a case study, we examine the ways in which project priorities changed over nearly 150 years of excavation and (more recently) re-excav…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 work) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Canyon (1 work) · Cartography (1 work) · Ecology (1 work) · Ecology (1 work) · Excavation (1 work)