The article provides a theoretical framework for humanimpacted weathering, and presents a case study of anthroweathering at a hohokam pit house excavated in central arizona. The keatley creek site eerl 7 in southwest british columbia, and housepit sites in the lillooet region after hayden and ryder 1991 and hayden 2000d. Il department of archaeology simon fraser university indian art fraditions of the northwest coast edited by roy l. Location and brief description of micromorphology samples sample no. The core area of the site is about 4 hectares, although sporadic occurrences of houses and features occur for almost a kilometer along the terrace. Rent the pithouses of keatley creek 2nd edition 9780155038370 and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used textbooks.
Hayden was able to show that the aristocratic owners lived on one side of the house, where the larger hearths, the larger storage pits, and the better tools and ornaments were all found, and their servants or poor relations on. The archaeological complexity indicated by the midfraser sites is paralleled by the debates over why such large communities emerged rather suddenly in the authors terms, and the special complexities of such communities. The site features include 119 house depressions called a house pit or quiggly hole kekuli or kickwillie. The chapter also notes different archaeological research strategies at the bridge river and keatley creek sites. Pdf an analysis of the final occupation of housepit 109. This second edition was republished by sfu arch press in september, 2005. The most intensive excavations have been conducted at the keatley creek. The following is an analysis of the distribution of the faunal remains and bone artifacts from the kamloops horizon occupational floor of housepit hp 109, a structure located on the periphery of the keatley creek eerl7 site on the canadian. Archaeologists from the university of montana began excavations at keatley creek in 1999 with the goal of exploring small hotlsepit floors buried.
Download citation on researchgate on apr 1, 1998, mary b. Report of the 2007 investigations of the bridge river. Our testing program has defined similar housepit strata to that found at keatley creek that is a consequence of repeated house con struction, occupation, refurbishing, and eventual. A quiggly hole, also known as a pit house or simply as a quiggly or kekuli, is the remains of an earth lodge built by the first nations people of the interior of british columbia and the columbia plateau in the u. The keatley creek site is the largest remaining site of a series of unusually large prehistoric. We have also documented the socioeconomic and political dynamics of the unusually large residentail corporate group structures at the site keatley creek a plateau pithouse site. The pithouses of keatley creek has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The black charcoal layers in the housepits excavated at the keatley creek site on the canadian northwest plateau have been thought to result either from the. It also includes a vivid reconstruction of life in one of the largest and most complex platean communities. Hayden argues that we misread the stratigraphic record at housepit 7, and consequently formed an incorrect impression of the history of the keatley creek village. Keatley creek is known for the unusually large size of its semisubterranean houses 6 some more than 20 meters in diameter, although many are no larger than 5 meters. Exploring the story of pit houses from the archeology of keatley creek site in british columbia exploring the story of pit houses from the archeology of keatley creek site in british columbia research proposal overview of the topic the topic chosen for this research is exploring the story of pit houses from the archeology. Complex huntergatherers of the northwest plateau by brian hayden abebooks. Very few housepits are overlapping imply ing the possibility that, at some point, many of the houses were simultaneously occupied see also hayden 1997.
The earliest occupation of st l 09 probably dates to the plateau horizon based on recovery of a single plateau point, but has not been dated radiometrically. Strong rafters were then built up over the the pit. Complex huntergatherers of the northwest plateau brian hayden on. Keatley creek was occupied for about 3000 years and it seems that at least the larger pit houses were used throughout that entire period. A circular pit was dug into soft soil near a water supply usually a creek, to a depth of about 3 metres. Some pit houses are clearly pit houses sensu stricto, with the base of the pit house acting as a floor surface, including a ramp or stepdown e. The pithouses of keatley creek was originally published by harcourt brace and company in 1997. Recent research directions at keatley creek eeri 7 and.
Report of the 2007 investigations of the bridge river archaeological site eerl4 report to the national science foundation nsf grant bcs07. Keatley creek, british colombia this a significant archaeological site in the interior of british columbia and in the traditional territory of the statimc peoples. Haydens extensive excavations at keatley creek and the first phase of investigations at bridge river, it. Of course, the roofs had to be replaced every century or so, but it does seem that people not only lived on this site for 3000 years, they lived in the same houses for 3000 years. Ant 2000 keatley creek keatley creek assignment haydens. This report outlines results of the 2007 investigations of the bridge river site. We argued that housepit 7 was completed and occupied immediately following the. Besides providing shelter from the most extreme of weather conditions, these structures may also be used to store food just like a pantry, a larder, or a root cellar and for cultural activities like the t. Complex huntergatherers of the northwest plateau by hayden, brian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Micromorphological aspects of site formation at keatley creek. People of the middle fraser canyon an archaeological. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The pithouses of keatley creek complex hunter gatherers of.
People began using the keatley creek site during the middle prehistoric, from about 5000 to 2800 b. Pithouses of keatley creek custom edition 1 by brian. Large pit house formations have been excavated in british columbia, canada, such as at keatley creek archaeological. Research at keatley creek over the past 15 years has demonstrated that a large complex transegalitarian community of huntergatherers existed at the site from 2000 bp. Keatley creek is a significant archaeological site in the interior of british columbia and in the. Edition notes includes bibliographical references p. The pit house people began using the keatley creek site during the middle prehistoric, from about 5000 to 2800 b. Unit depth1 description kc867 1 all 2 620 bs black stony layer. Recent research directions at keatley creek eeri 7 and secret societies in the pacific northwest keatley creek eerl 7 is a prehistoric large pithouse village site on the fraser river north of lillooet, and it had an estimated population of 12001500 at its zenith, with the. The height of the villages development took place between 400 b. A pit house or pithouse is a large house in the ground usually circular used for shelter.
These were then covered with bark, followed by earth and sod. This archaeology project encompasses a fascinating range of topics making it an ideal case study for all students of archaeology. Keatley creek is a world heritage quality site with unusually large housepits, good preservation, clear architectural features and evidence for complex socioeconomic organization. Brian haydens archaeological case study addresses the development of prehistoric and social and economic hierarchies. Morin ritual architecture in prehistoric complex huntergatherer communities 601 figure 1. Keatley creek assignment haydens main focus of study, recognizing inequalities within the keatley creek society, is the driving force behind the fallout of this civilization. The keatley creek site is the largest remaining site of a series of unusually large prehistoric housepit villages in the vicinity of lillooet that include the bell site and the bridge river site. We have also documented the socioeconomic and political dynamics of the unusually large residentail corporate group structures at the site keatley creek a plateau. Excavated dwellingspithouseswere the most common form of structure on the plateau. Chronology of housepit occupations at the keatley creek site an. While the pits themselves are all that remain at keatley creek, researchers invited to a reconstructed pit house get a feel for what the structures were like when occupied. Antiquities, pit houses, hunting and gathering societies, excavations archaeology, indians of north america.
Socioeconomic factors influencing housepit assemblages at keatley creek. The word quiggly comes from kick willy or keekwulee, the chinook jargon word for beneath or under. Photo by alan honick since the pits were all we could see at keatley creek, it took a leap of the imagination to visualize the houses that once stood there, and what life. Collins and others published the pithouses of keatley creek.