Abstract
Archaeologists working in the Chesapeake region have been particularly active in using plowzone-derived artifacts for interpreting historic-period sites. More recently, the analysis of patterns in certain plowzone soil chemicals has developed as a significant complementary source of data, and over the last decade several sites, have been subjected to that type of study. An analysis of the distribution of soil chemicals at the King's Reach site (ca. 1690-1715) is presented as a case study in the use of the method. The pertinent literature on the subject is reviewed, and the King's Reach data are compared with those from several other similar sites. Taken together, the overall results support the viability of such analysis as an important interpretive tool at sites that have been subjected to plowing.
DOI
10.22191/neha/vol17/iss1/1
Recommended Citation
Pogue, Dennis J.
(1988)
"Anthrosols and the Analysis of Archaeological Sites in a Plowed Context: The King's Reach Site,"
Northeast Historical Archaeology:
Vol.
17
17, Article 1.
https://doi.org/10.22191/neha/vol17/iss1/1
Available at:
https://orb.binghamton.edu/neha/vol17/iss1/1
