The archeology, sedimentology and paleontology of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and nearby hard bottom reefs along the mid continental shelf of the Georgia Bight

Garrison, Ervan G.; Hale, Jessica Cook; Cameron, Christopher Sean; Smith, Erin

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.11.009

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“…However, the spectroscopic results obtained should remind us that the low energy that characterized the Quintero paleoenvironment limited mixing. In this context, as already noticed by Garrison et al (2016), pyrite formation could also have occurred in localized patches containing metabolizable organic matter, even where the overall environment was aerobic and comparatively depauperate in organic materials. Thus, the environment in which the GNLQ1 site was formed could have experienced variations in the water table and higher and lower runoff affecting wetlands.…”

Section: Stratigraphy and Spectroscopy Of Sediment Samplessupporting

confidence: 62%

“…The investigations conducted to date, primarily focusing on North America, have attempted to locate drowned archaeological sites, implementing diverse methods in this search. Through paleolandscape and predictive modeling, geoarchaeological approaches, diving operations, and underwater excavations, investigators have successfully identified submerged cultural material and sites and collected large geoarchaeological datasets related to sea level rise and the submergence of extensive areas with great potential for paleoenvironmental and geomorphological research (Dunbar et al, 1992;Easton & Moore, 1991;Faught & Donoghue, 1997;Faught, 2004;Fedje & Christensen, 1999;Fedje & Johsenhans, 2000;Josenhans et al, 1997;Webb & Simons, 2006;Davis et al, 2009;Evans et al, 2014;Garrison et al, 2016;Halligan et al, 2016). In Central and South America, however, hardly any submerged prehistoric sites have been identified (Bayón & Politis, 2014;Carabias et al, 2014;Cartajena et al, 2013;González et al, 2014).…”

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“…Underwater material collected includes Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene faunal remains, both isolated finds recovered by fishermen as well as controlled excavated assemblages (Cione et al, 2005;Dunbar et al, 1989;Garrison et al, 2016;González et al, 2014;Halligan et al, 2016;Hoyle et al, 2004;among others). In some cases, there is not enough conclusive and debatable evidence to determine whether these finds are associated to natural or cultural processes (Eren et al, 2015).…”

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Mineral species and formation processes: Raman spectroscopic and microscopic analysis of stains from a late pleistocene continental drowned faunal bone assemblage, Central Chile

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In this study we address the analysis of bone staining and its sedimentary deposits to obtain a better understanding of the taphonomic trajectories of faunal assemblages in dynamic site formation processes. The fossil remains belong to continental fauna recovered at GNL Quintero 1, a Late Pleistocene drowned terrestrial site located nearshore at Quintero bay in the central coast of Chile (32°S). By conducting Raman spectroscopic and microscopic analyses we aim to identify the mineral compounds of bone staining and their sedimentary matrix, perform a first geochemical characterization of the depositional environments and carry out paleoenvironmental inferences. Stains are present on most remains and recur in a variety of colors, indicating the presence of minerals, such as hematite, goethite, pyrolusite, pyrite or marcasite, mackinawite, and greigite.Mineral species identified are associated with oxic and anoxic environments, suggesting that the bones and sediments underwent both sulfuricization and sulfidization processes. Spectroscopic data obtained suggest that the trajectory of the remains was much more dynamic than previously assumed. These geochemical scenarios of alternating oxidation and reduction reflects the diverse environments involved during the terrestrial phase, the transitional phase of rising sea level, and subsequently the marine phase.

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Mineral species and formation processes: Raman spectroscopic and microscopic analysis of stains from a late pleistocene continental drowned faunal bone assemblage, Central Chile

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“…For decades the eastern continental shelf of North America has been the focus of systematic oceanography and geomorphology based research strategies for palaeogeographic reconstruction, detecting and mapping relict landform features, and assessing archaeological value (Blanton, 1996;Coleman and McBride, 2008;Emery and Edwards, 1966;Garrison et al, 2016;Kraft et al, 1983). Thus in many ways the work in North America prefigured approaches and ideas later developed in North West Europe.…”

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The next frontiers in research on submerged prehistoric sites and landscapes on the continental shelf

Sturt¹,

Flemming²,

Carabias³

et al. 2018

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

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Submerged prehistory has emerged as a key topic within archaeology over the last decade. During this period the broader academic community has become aware of its potential for revolutionising our understanding of the past. With recent technological and scientific developments has come an opportunity to investigate larger areas and learn more than previously thought possible. When charting the future of the subject, however, it is also necessary to consider its historical trajectory. This sense of opportunity and optimism has been experienced before, but not sustained. As such, our greatest challenge lies not in adopting technological developments, but in maintaining momentum.

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“…Critical questions of interest to global archaeology can be asked and answered here, including time depth of coastal foraging, human responses to dramatic coastline and ecological changes, and diversity in human foraging patterns, from the terminal Pleistocene to the opening of the Late Holocene, when coastlines stabilized here [112,113]. Thousands of square kilometers of formerly subaerial coastal plain lie submerged today; much of it within the Gulf of Mexico along the western continental shelf of Florida and the South Atlantic Bight along the Georgia coastline [114][115][116]. Multiple examples exist of attempts to develop systematic approaches to detect high probability areas for submerged prehistoric sites since the 1970s, when the National Park Service funded the first of multiple studies aimed at paleolandscape reconstruction and identification of high probability zones for prehistoric archaeological sites [117][118][119].…”

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Mapping Stone Age Sites by Topographical Modelling: Problems and Possibilities

Grøn

Hansson

Hale

et al. 2022

Handbook of Cultural Heritage Analysis

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Topographical/bathymetric archaeological modelling of potential Stone Age settlement zones has been criticized for operating in a world of its own and producing results with a poor relation to the real world. As landscape archaeologists who use modelling and an awareness of the importance of being able to detect Stone Age sites effectively in relation to GIS-based management and protection as well as research, we find it important to extend the debate about modelling. This includes its more advanced forms such as agent-based modelling (ABM) to a point where it interfaces in a convincing way with the available archaeological, ethnographic/social anthropological, landscape ecological, as well as geomorphological data and knowledge.To obtain this goal, it has been necessary not to base this review on the generally accepted presumptions inherent in archaeological topographical modelling of potential Stone Age settlement zones, but to approach this theme "from the outside" in a wide interdisciplinary perspective with a special focus on the highly relevant data from ethnography/social anthropology, landscape ecology, as well as geomorphology.This chapter aims to sum up the difficulties in topographical settlement zone modelling as well as its possibilities for making progress. It offers a review of the historical and theoretical background for modelling of potential Stone Age settlement zones in relation to the debate about environmental determinism in anthropology as well as the geomorphological and landscape ecological 1596 O. Grøn et al. backgrounds for topographical settlement zone modelling. Examples of modelling methods ranging from the rather basic to the quite complex, such as agentbased modelling (ABM), are used to give an idea of how different types of topographical modelling work. Tests/evaluations of their results are used to indicate how well they work. To elucidate the types of complexities, a number of examples are presented of behavior from recent small-scale cultures who demonstrate dynamic cultural variation.

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The archeology, sedimentology and paleontology of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and nearby hard bottom reefs along the mid continental shelf of the Georgia Bight

Cited by 9 publications

References 59 publications

Mineral species and formation processes: Raman spectroscopic and microscopic analysis of stains from a late pleistocene continental drowned faunal bone assemblage, Central Chile

Mineral species and formation processes: Raman spectroscopic and microscopic analysis of stains from a late pleistocene continental drowned faunal bone assemblage, Central Chile

The next frontiers in research on submerged prehistoric sites and landscapes on the continental shelf

Mapping Stone Age Sites by Topographical Modelling: Problems and Possibilities

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