Location
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Start Date
16-4-2011 2:00 PM
End Date
16-4-2011 3:30 PM
Description
Excavations at pueblo habitation sites on the Shivwits Plateau suggest that calcareous dolostone was regularly procured and used by the inhabitants of the Mt. Dellenbaugh region. Calcareous dolostone, a soft, powdery calcium carbonate, is not local to these sites but was presumably procured from somewhere beneath the rim of the Grand Canyon. In this poster, we present the results of exploratory experiments into possible uses of this resource. Specifically, we evaluate the performance characteristics of powdered dolostone with reference to two activities: pigment production and ceramic manufacture.
Keywords
Clay; Dolomite; Excavations (Archaeology); Indian pottery; Shivwits Plateau
Disciplines
Archaeological Anthropology | Cultural History | Indigenous Studies
Language
English
Included in
Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Cultural History Commons, Indigenous Studies Commons
Exploratory studies into possible uses of calcareous dolostone on the Shivwits Plateau
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Excavations at pueblo habitation sites on the Shivwits Plateau suggest that calcareous dolostone was regularly procured and used by the inhabitants of the Mt. Dellenbaugh region. Calcareous dolostone, a soft, powdery calcium carbonate, is not local to these sites but was presumably procured from somewhere beneath the rim of the Grand Canyon. In this poster, we present the results of exploratory experiments into possible uses of this resource. Specifically, we evaluate the performance characteristics of powdered dolostone with reference to two activities: pigment production and ceramic manufacture.