University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Plaquemine Mounds Archaeological Project
2004 Archaeology Field School at Site 16SM5
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Plaquemine Mounds Archaeological Project
2004 Archaeology Field School at Site 16SM5
Students processed portions of the matrix from the test units at 16SM5 with water through fine mesh screen.
The students carefully washed and labelled the artifacts from both test units
The artifacts were then counted, weighed, and catalogued in the Anthropology Lab.
Soil samples were processed through cloth bags in order to extract small botanical and faunal remains.
The contents of a typical soil sample from the test units at 16SM5.
Ceramics recovered from the test units include sherds of French Fork Incised, variety Larkin.
Charcoal adhering to the exterior surface of a Mazique Incised variety Bruly sherd was collected and submitted for radiometric analysis.
For more information on the Plaquemine Mounds Archaeological Project or Archaeology Field School, contact Dr. Mark A. Rees by email at markrees@louisiana.edu or address your correspondence to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette P.O. Box 40198, Lafayette, LA 70504-0198.