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  • Culturally Modified Red Pine, Birch-Bark Canoes, and the Strategic Geography of the Fur Trade on Lake Saganaga, Minnesota, U.S.A.
    Historical Archaeology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Lane B. Johnson, Lee R. Johnson, Evan R. Larson, Kurt F. Kipfmueller
    Abstract:

    Les pins résineux ( Pinus resinosa ) culturellement modifiés peuvent être inscrits sur la longue liste des caractéristiques naturelles et artificielles qui composent le paysage culturel de la Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness du Minnesota aux É.-U. La présente étude dresse un contexte historique pour les premières dates de Modification culturelle dérivées de l’évaluation dendrochronologique des pins résineux tués par le feu depuis la croissance primaire. Ces données dendrochronologiques sont interprétées dans le contexte de données archéologiques, de récits de voyage datant de la traite des fourrures et de renseignements ethnographiques pour réexaminer l’économie du peuple Ojibwé de Border Lakes des années 1700 au début du 20e siècle. Plusieurs preuves récoltées à Lake Saganaga suggèrent que les pins résineux culturellement modifiés furent volontairement entaillés pour en extraire de la résine utilisée pour fabriquer la gomme essentielle à la construction et la réparation des canots en écorce de bouleau. Les pins résineux culturellement modifiés appartiennent à une catégorie d’artefacts concrets pouvant permettre de restructurer les points de vue modernes sur le rôle essentiel des canots en écorce de bouleau dans le transport du paysage historique de Border Lakes. Ces arbres sont les symboles vivants des modèles d’utilisation historique des terres et indicatifs de la géographie stratégique de la traite des fourrures. Se puede añadir el pino rojo americano modificado Culturalmente ( Pinus resinosa ) a la larga lista de elementos naturales y artificiales que forman el paisaje Cultural del área salvaje de Boundary Waters Canoe en Minnesota (Estados Unidos). Este estudio ofrece el contexto histórico de las primeras fechas de modificación Cultural a partir del análisis dendrocronológico del pino rojo americano, de crecimiento primario y extinguido por el fuego en la región de Border Lakes. Los datos basados en los anillos del árbol se interpretan en el contexto de archivos arqueológicos, relatos de viaje de la época del comercio de pieles o información etnográfica para arrojar nueva luz sobre la economía de Border Lakes Ojibwe entre finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XX. Múltiples pruebas del lago Saganaga sugieren que el pino rojo Culturalmente modificado fue dañado de forma intencionada para extraer brea, que se utilizaba para fabricar pegamento, fundamental en la construcción y reparación de canoas de corteza de abedul. Los pinos rojos Culturalmente modificados constituyen una clase de artefacto tangible que puede servir para redefinir las perspectivas modernas sobre el papel esencial de estas canoas en el transporte en los paisajes históricos de Border Lakes. Estos árboles son símbolos vivientes de los patrones históricos del uso del suelo e indicativos de la geografía estratégica del comercio de pieles. Culturally modified red pine ( Pinus resinosa ) can be added to the long list of natural and artificial features that comprise the Cultural landscape of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota, U.S.A. This study provides historical context for the first Cultural-Modification dates derived from the dendrochronological evaluation of primary-growth, fire-killed red pine in the Border Lakes region. The tree-ring-based data are interpreted in the context of archaeological records, fur-trade era travel accounts, and ethnographic information to shed new light on the economy of the Border Lakes Ojibwe from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. Multiple lines of evidence from Lake Saganaga suggest that these Culturally modified red pine were intentionally wounded in order to extract pitch, which was used to make the gum critical for constructing and repairing birch-bark canoes. Culturally modified red pine are a tangible artifact class that may serve to reframe modern perspectives on the critical role of the birch-bark canoe for transport in the historical Border Lakes landscape. These trees are living symbols of historical land-use patterns and are indicative of the strategic geography of the fur trade.

  • Culturally Modified Red Pine, Birch-Bark Canoes, and the Strategic Geography of the Fur Trade on Lake Saganaga, Minnesota, U.S.A.
    Historical Archaeology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Lane B. Johnson, Lee R. Johnson, Evan R. Larson, Kurt F. Kipfmueller
    Abstract:

    Culturally modified red pine (Pinus resinosa) can be added to the long list of natural and artificial features that comprise the Cultural landscape of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota, U.S.A. This study provides historical context for the first Cultural-Modification dates derived from the dendrochronological evaluation of primary-growth, fire-killed red pine in the Border Lakes region. The tree-ring-based data are interpreted in the context of archaeological records, fur-trade era travel accounts, and ethnographic information to shed new light on the economy of the Border Lakes Ojibwe from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. Multiple lines of evidence from Lake Saganaga suggest that these Culturally modified red pine were intentionally wounded in order to extract pitch, which was used to make the gum critical for constructing and repairing birch-bark canoes. Culturally modified red pine are a tangible artifact class that may serve to reframe modern perspectives on the critical role of the birch-bark canoe for transport in the historical Border Lakes landscape. These trees are living symbols of historical land-use patterns and are indicative of the strategic geography of the fur trade.

Lane B. Johnson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Culturally Modified Red Pine, Birch-Bark Canoes, and the Strategic Geography of the Fur Trade on Lake Saganaga, Minnesota, U.S.A.
    Historical Archaeology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Lane B. Johnson, Lee R. Johnson, Evan R. Larson, Kurt F. Kipfmueller
    Abstract:

    Les pins résineux ( Pinus resinosa ) culturellement modifiés peuvent être inscrits sur la longue liste des caractéristiques naturelles et artificielles qui composent le paysage culturel de la Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness du Minnesota aux É.-U. La présente étude dresse un contexte historique pour les premières dates de Modification culturelle dérivées de l’évaluation dendrochronologique des pins résineux tués par le feu depuis la croissance primaire. Ces données dendrochronologiques sont interprétées dans le contexte de données archéologiques, de récits de voyage datant de la traite des fourrures et de renseignements ethnographiques pour réexaminer l’économie du peuple Ojibwé de Border Lakes des années 1700 au début du 20e siècle. Plusieurs preuves récoltées à Lake Saganaga suggèrent que les pins résineux culturellement modifiés furent volontairement entaillés pour en extraire de la résine utilisée pour fabriquer la gomme essentielle à la construction et la réparation des canots en écorce de bouleau. Les pins résineux culturellement modifiés appartiennent à une catégorie d’artefacts concrets pouvant permettre de restructurer les points de vue modernes sur le rôle essentiel des canots en écorce de bouleau dans le transport du paysage historique de Border Lakes. Ces arbres sont les symboles vivants des modèles d’utilisation historique des terres et indicatifs de la géographie stratégique de la traite des fourrures. Se puede añadir el pino rojo americano modificado Culturalmente ( Pinus resinosa ) a la larga lista de elementos naturales y artificiales que forman el paisaje Cultural del área salvaje de Boundary Waters Canoe en Minnesota (Estados Unidos). Este estudio ofrece el contexto histórico de las primeras fechas de modificación Cultural a partir del análisis dendrocronológico del pino rojo americano, de crecimiento primario y extinguido por el fuego en la región de Border Lakes. Los datos basados en los anillos del árbol se interpretan en el contexto de archivos arqueológicos, relatos de viaje de la época del comercio de pieles o información etnográfica para arrojar nueva luz sobre la economía de Border Lakes Ojibwe entre finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XX. Múltiples pruebas del lago Saganaga sugieren que el pino rojo Culturalmente modificado fue dañado de forma intencionada para extraer brea, que se utilizaba para fabricar pegamento, fundamental en la construcción y reparación de canoas de corteza de abedul. Los pinos rojos Culturalmente modificados constituyen una clase de artefacto tangible que puede servir para redefinir las perspectivas modernas sobre el papel esencial de estas canoas en el transporte en los paisajes históricos de Border Lakes. Estos árboles son símbolos vivientes de los patrones históricos del uso del suelo e indicativos de la geografía estratégica del comercio de pieles. Culturally modified red pine ( Pinus resinosa ) can be added to the long list of natural and artificial features that comprise the Cultural landscape of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota, U.S.A. This study provides historical context for the first Cultural-Modification dates derived from the dendrochronological evaluation of primary-growth, fire-killed red pine in the Border Lakes region. The tree-ring-based data are interpreted in the context of archaeological records, fur-trade era travel accounts, and ethnographic information to shed new light on the economy of the Border Lakes Ojibwe from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. Multiple lines of evidence from Lake Saganaga suggest that these Culturally modified red pine were intentionally wounded in order to extract pitch, which was used to make the gum critical for constructing and repairing birch-bark canoes. Culturally modified red pine are a tangible artifact class that may serve to reframe modern perspectives on the critical role of the birch-bark canoe for transport in the historical Border Lakes landscape. These trees are living symbols of historical land-use patterns and are indicative of the strategic geography of the fur trade.

  • Culturally Modified Red Pine, Birch-Bark Canoes, and the Strategic Geography of the Fur Trade on Lake Saganaga, Minnesota, U.S.A.
    Historical Archaeology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Lane B. Johnson, Lee R. Johnson, Evan R. Larson, Kurt F. Kipfmueller
    Abstract:

    Culturally modified red pine (Pinus resinosa) can be added to the long list of natural and artificial features that comprise the Cultural landscape of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota, U.S.A. This study provides historical context for the first Cultural-Modification dates derived from the dendrochronological evaluation of primary-growth, fire-killed red pine in the Border Lakes region. The tree-ring-based data are interpreted in the context of archaeological records, fur-trade era travel accounts, and ethnographic information to shed new light on the economy of the Border Lakes Ojibwe from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. Multiple lines of evidence from Lake Saganaga suggest that these Culturally modified red pine were intentionally wounded in order to extract pitch, which was used to make the gum critical for constructing and repairing birch-bark canoes. Culturally modified red pine are a tangible artifact class that may serve to reframe modern perspectives on the critical role of the birch-bark canoe for transport in the historical Border Lakes landscape. These trees are living symbols of historical land-use patterns and are indicative of the strategic geography of the fur trade.

Isabelle Crevecoeur - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • bioCultural diversity in late pleistocene early holocene africa olduvai hominid 1 tanzania biological affinity and intentional body Modification
    American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2020
    Co-Authors: John C Willman, Raquel Hernando, Marie Matu, Isabelle Crevecoeur
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVES: The dentition of Olduvai Hominid 1 (OH1) exhibits an anomalous pattern of dental wear that was originally attributed to either intentional Cultural Modification (filing) or plant processing behaviors. A differential diagnosis of the wear and assessment of the biological affinity of OH1 is presented. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Macroscopic and microscopic observations of all labial and buccal tooth surfaces were undertaken to assess wear patterns. A multivariate analysis of mandibular morphology of OH1 compared to other Late Pleistocene, Holocene, and recent modern humans was used to ascertain biological affinity. RESULTS: The morphological variation of the OH1 mandible is closely aligned with variation in penecontemporaneous fossils from Africa and outside that of recent humans. The concave wear facets exposing dentin on the labial surfaces of all three preserved mandibular incisors is confirmed. Substantial loss of labial/buccal surfaces was documented on the surfaces of all in situ maxillary and mandibular canines, premolars, and molars ranging from distinct facets with well-defined edges, to blunting or "polishing" around areas of maximum buccal curvature. The wear on both the anterior and postcanine teeth closely resemble that caused by adornments ("labrets") worn in lower-lip and buccal facial piercings known from bioarchaeological and ethnographic contexts. The wear pattern suggests that the OH1 wore three facial piercings-two buccal/lateral and a medial one in the lower lip. DISCUSSION: Our findings suggest that the expression of social identities through intentional body Modification is more diverse than previously documented elsewhere in Africa during the Late Pleistocene (i.e., ablation) and Early Holocene (i.e., ablation, chipping, and filing).

  • BioCultural diversity in Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Africa: Olduvai Hominid 1 (Tanzania) biological affinity and intentional body Modification
    American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2020
    Co-Authors: John C Willman, Raquel Hernando, Marie Matu, Isabelle Crevecoeur
    Abstract:

    Objectives: The dentition of Olduvai Hominid 1 (OH1) exhibits an anomalous pattern of dental wear that was originally attributed to either intentional Cultural Modification (filing) or plant processing behaviors. A differential diagnosis of the wear and assessment of the biological affinity of OH1 is presented. Materials and Methods: Macroscopic and microscopic observations of all labial and buccal tooth surfaces were undertaken to assess wear patterns. A multivariate analysis of mandibular morphology of OH1 compared to other Late Pleistocene, Holocene, and recent modern humans was used to ascertain biological affinity. Results: The morphological variation of the OH1 mandible is closely aligned with variation in penecontemporaneous fossils from Africa and outside that of recent humans. The concave wear facets exposing dentin on the labial surfaces of all three preserved mandibular incisors is confirmed. Substantial loss of labial/buccal surfaces was documented on the surfaces of all in situ maxillary and mandibular canines, pre-molars, and molars ranging from distinct facets with well-defined edges, to blunting or "polishing" around areas of maximum buccal curvature. The wear on both the anterior and postcanine teeth closely resemble that caused by adornments ("labrets") worn in lower-lip and buccal facial piercings known from bioarchaeological and eth-nographic contexts. The wear pattern suggests that the OH1 wore three facial piercings-two buccal/lateral and a medial one in the lower lip. Discussion: Our findings suggest that the expression of social identities through intentional body Modification is more diverse than previously documented elsewhere in Africa during the Late Pleistocene (i.e., ablation) and Early Holocene (i.e., ablation, chipping, and filing).

Evan R. Larson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Culturally Modified Red Pine, Birch-Bark Canoes, and the Strategic Geography of the Fur Trade on Lake Saganaga, Minnesota, U.S.A.
    Historical Archaeology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Lane B. Johnson, Lee R. Johnson, Evan R. Larson, Kurt F. Kipfmueller
    Abstract:

    Les pins résineux ( Pinus resinosa ) culturellement modifiés peuvent être inscrits sur la longue liste des caractéristiques naturelles et artificielles qui composent le paysage culturel de la Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness du Minnesota aux É.-U. La présente étude dresse un contexte historique pour les premières dates de Modification culturelle dérivées de l’évaluation dendrochronologique des pins résineux tués par le feu depuis la croissance primaire. Ces données dendrochronologiques sont interprétées dans le contexte de données archéologiques, de récits de voyage datant de la traite des fourrures et de renseignements ethnographiques pour réexaminer l’économie du peuple Ojibwé de Border Lakes des années 1700 au début du 20e siècle. Plusieurs preuves récoltées à Lake Saganaga suggèrent que les pins résineux culturellement modifiés furent volontairement entaillés pour en extraire de la résine utilisée pour fabriquer la gomme essentielle à la construction et la réparation des canots en écorce de bouleau. Les pins résineux culturellement modifiés appartiennent à une catégorie d’artefacts concrets pouvant permettre de restructurer les points de vue modernes sur le rôle essentiel des canots en écorce de bouleau dans le transport du paysage historique de Border Lakes. Ces arbres sont les symboles vivants des modèles d’utilisation historique des terres et indicatifs de la géographie stratégique de la traite des fourrures. Se puede añadir el pino rojo americano modificado Culturalmente ( Pinus resinosa ) a la larga lista de elementos naturales y artificiales que forman el paisaje Cultural del área salvaje de Boundary Waters Canoe en Minnesota (Estados Unidos). Este estudio ofrece el contexto histórico de las primeras fechas de modificación Cultural a partir del análisis dendrocronológico del pino rojo americano, de crecimiento primario y extinguido por el fuego en la región de Border Lakes. Los datos basados en los anillos del árbol se interpretan en el contexto de archivos arqueológicos, relatos de viaje de la época del comercio de pieles o información etnográfica para arrojar nueva luz sobre la economía de Border Lakes Ojibwe entre finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XX. Múltiples pruebas del lago Saganaga sugieren que el pino rojo Culturalmente modificado fue dañado de forma intencionada para extraer brea, que se utilizaba para fabricar pegamento, fundamental en la construcción y reparación de canoas de corteza de abedul. Los pinos rojos Culturalmente modificados constituyen una clase de artefacto tangible que puede servir para redefinir las perspectivas modernas sobre el papel esencial de estas canoas en el transporte en los paisajes históricos de Border Lakes. Estos árboles son símbolos vivientes de los patrones históricos del uso del suelo e indicativos de la geografía estratégica del comercio de pieles. Culturally modified red pine ( Pinus resinosa ) can be added to the long list of natural and artificial features that comprise the Cultural landscape of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota, U.S.A. This study provides historical context for the first Cultural-Modification dates derived from the dendrochronological evaluation of primary-growth, fire-killed red pine in the Border Lakes region. The tree-ring-based data are interpreted in the context of archaeological records, fur-trade era travel accounts, and ethnographic information to shed new light on the economy of the Border Lakes Ojibwe from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. Multiple lines of evidence from Lake Saganaga suggest that these Culturally modified red pine were intentionally wounded in order to extract pitch, which was used to make the gum critical for constructing and repairing birch-bark canoes. Culturally modified red pine are a tangible artifact class that may serve to reframe modern perspectives on the critical role of the birch-bark canoe for transport in the historical Border Lakes landscape. These trees are living symbols of historical land-use patterns and are indicative of the strategic geography of the fur trade.

  • Culturally Modified Red Pine, Birch-Bark Canoes, and the Strategic Geography of the Fur Trade on Lake Saganaga, Minnesota, U.S.A.
    Historical Archaeology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Lane B. Johnson, Lee R. Johnson, Evan R. Larson, Kurt F. Kipfmueller
    Abstract:

    Culturally modified red pine (Pinus resinosa) can be added to the long list of natural and artificial features that comprise the Cultural landscape of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota, U.S.A. This study provides historical context for the first Cultural-Modification dates derived from the dendrochronological evaluation of primary-growth, fire-killed red pine in the Border Lakes region. The tree-ring-based data are interpreted in the context of archaeological records, fur-trade era travel accounts, and ethnographic information to shed new light on the economy of the Border Lakes Ojibwe from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. Multiple lines of evidence from Lake Saganaga suggest that these Culturally modified red pine were intentionally wounded in order to extract pitch, which was used to make the gum critical for constructing and repairing birch-bark canoes. Culturally modified red pine are a tangible artifact class that may serve to reframe modern perspectives on the critical role of the birch-bark canoe for transport in the historical Border Lakes landscape. These trees are living symbols of historical land-use patterns and are indicative of the strategic geography of the fur trade.

Lee R. Johnson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Culturally Modified Red Pine, Birch-Bark Canoes, and the Strategic Geography of the Fur Trade on Lake Saganaga, Minnesota, U.S.A.
    Historical Archaeology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Lane B. Johnson, Lee R. Johnson, Evan R. Larson, Kurt F. Kipfmueller
    Abstract:

    Les pins résineux ( Pinus resinosa ) culturellement modifiés peuvent être inscrits sur la longue liste des caractéristiques naturelles et artificielles qui composent le paysage culturel de la Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness du Minnesota aux É.-U. La présente étude dresse un contexte historique pour les premières dates de Modification culturelle dérivées de l’évaluation dendrochronologique des pins résineux tués par le feu depuis la croissance primaire. Ces données dendrochronologiques sont interprétées dans le contexte de données archéologiques, de récits de voyage datant de la traite des fourrures et de renseignements ethnographiques pour réexaminer l’économie du peuple Ojibwé de Border Lakes des années 1700 au début du 20e siècle. Plusieurs preuves récoltées à Lake Saganaga suggèrent que les pins résineux culturellement modifiés furent volontairement entaillés pour en extraire de la résine utilisée pour fabriquer la gomme essentielle à la construction et la réparation des canots en écorce de bouleau. Les pins résineux culturellement modifiés appartiennent à une catégorie d’artefacts concrets pouvant permettre de restructurer les points de vue modernes sur le rôle essentiel des canots en écorce de bouleau dans le transport du paysage historique de Border Lakes. Ces arbres sont les symboles vivants des modèles d’utilisation historique des terres et indicatifs de la géographie stratégique de la traite des fourrures. Se puede añadir el pino rojo americano modificado Culturalmente ( Pinus resinosa ) a la larga lista de elementos naturales y artificiales que forman el paisaje Cultural del área salvaje de Boundary Waters Canoe en Minnesota (Estados Unidos). Este estudio ofrece el contexto histórico de las primeras fechas de modificación Cultural a partir del análisis dendrocronológico del pino rojo americano, de crecimiento primario y extinguido por el fuego en la región de Border Lakes. Los datos basados en los anillos del árbol se interpretan en el contexto de archivos arqueológicos, relatos de viaje de la época del comercio de pieles o información etnográfica para arrojar nueva luz sobre la economía de Border Lakes Ojibwe entre finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XX. Múltiples pruebas del lago Saganaga sugieren que el pino rojo Culturalmente modificado fue dañado de forma intencionada para extraer brea, que se utilizaba para fabricar pegamento, fundamental en la construcción y reparación de canoas de corteza de abedul. Los pinos rojos Culturalmente modificados constituyen una clase de artefacto tangible que puede servir para redefinir las perspectivas modernas sobre el papel esencial de estas canoas en el transporte en los paisajes históricos de Border Lakes. Estos árboles son símbolos vivientes de los patrones históricos del uso del suelo e indicativos de la geografía estratégica del comercio de pieles. Culturally modified red pine ( Pinus resinosa ) can be added to the long list of natural and artificial features that comprise the Cultural landscape of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota, U.S.A. This study provides historical context for the first Cultural-Modification dates derived from the dendrochronological evaluation of primary-growth, fire-killed red pine in the Border Lakes region. The tree-ring-based data are interpreted in the context of archaeological records, fur-trade era travel accounts, and ethnographic information to shed new light on the economy of the Border Lakes Ojibwe from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. Multiple lines of evidence from Lake Saganaga suggest that these Culturally modified red pine were intentionally wounded in order to extract pitch, which was used to make the gum critical for constructing and repairing birch-bark canoes. Culturally modified red pine are a tangible artifact class that may serve to reframe modern perspectives on the critical role of the birch-bark canoe for transport in the historical Border Lakes landscape. These trees are living symbols of historical land-use patterns and are indicative of the strategic geography of the fur trade.

  • Culturally Modified Red Pine, Birch-Bark Canoes, and the Strategic Geography of the Fur Trade on Lake Saganaga, Minnesota, U.S.A.
    Historical Archaeology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Lane B. Johnson, Lee R. Johnson, Evan R. Larson, Kurt F. Kipfmueller
    Abstract:

    Culturally modified red pine (Pinus resinosa) can be added to the long list of natural and artificial features that comprise the Cultural landscape of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota, U.S.A. This study provides historical context for the first Cultural-Modification dates derived from the dendrochronological evaluation of primary-growth, fire-killed red pine in the Border Lakes region. The tree-ring-based data are interpreted in the context of archaeological records, fur-trade era travel accounts, and ethnographic information to shed new light on the economy of the Border Lakes Ojibwe from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. Multiple lines of evidence from Lake Saganaga suggest that these Culturally modified red pine were intentionally wounded in order to extract pitch, which was used to make the gum critical for constructing and repairing birch-bark canoes. Culturally modified red pine are a tangible artifact class that may serve to reframe modern perspectives on the critical role of the birch-bark canoe for transport in the historical Border Lakes landscape. These trees are living symbols of historical land-use patterns and are indicative of the strategic geography of the fur trade.