July 2010
12 posts
Changing Landscapes
Archaeologists all over the world are confronted with the problem of changing landscapes. We can never take for granted that the landscape we are working in is the same as when a site was inhabited hundreds or thousands of years ago. The landscape of the Spring Lake area has changed in a particularly dramatic fashion, primarily because of the installation of the Hastings Dam in the 1930s....
Features at Ranelius
Archaeologists are not just looking for artifacts during excavations. They are also looking for changes in the soil or remains of structures that resulted from human behaviors. These are known as features. Some examples of features are hearth areas, storage pits, refuse pits, or house floors.
