The Plus Site

An Iroquoian Remote Camp in Upland Tompkins County, NY

Bibliographic Data

ID10224310
AuthorsTimothy J Abel (0000-0003-0399-8120, Public Archaeology Facility, Binghamton University, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume21
Issue3
Pages181-215
Publication date2000-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNorth American Archaeologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0197-6931 • E-ISSN: 1541-3543
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/tn64-bw24-yjy6-uy9x
OpenAlexW2040004493
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

Between 1997 and 1998, the Public Archaeology Facility, at Binghamton University, was contracted by the New York State Education Department on behalf of the Department of Transportation to conduct investigations of the Plus site (SUBi-1736; NYSM #10494), located in the Town of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York. The site occupies an inland setting in the Virgil/Fall Creek watershed, lying on a glacial gravel hill adjacent to Willow Glen Cemetery along NY Route 13. Site examination and data recovery excavations in threatened areas of the site revealed a cluster of Late Woodland cultural features including hearths, a storage/refuse pit, and postmolds. The artifactual materials from these cultural features suggest the Plus site functioned as an Iroquois remote camp occupied during the late 14th century. The Plus site represents the first Iroquois remote campsite in central New York to receive intensive subsurface investigation

Archaeology · Excavation · Foothills · Geography · Hearth · Historic site · Woodland · American Environmental and Regional History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies

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