Characterization and origin of steatite beads made by Northern Iroquoians in the St. Lawrence Valley during the 15th and 16th centuries
Colloque annuel de l’ Association Canadienne d'Archéologie, St. John's, Terre-neuve, avril-mai 2015 International audience Since Precontact times, First Nations' groups from northeastern North America used steatite to make many artifacts, such as ornaments and vessels. Only a few stud...
Published in: | Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
HAL CCSD
2016
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01390279 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011 |
id |
ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-01390279v1 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-01390279v1 2023-05-15T16:16:50+02:00 Characterization and origin of steatite beads made by Northern Iroquoians in the St. Lawrence Valley during the 15th and 16th centuries Baron, anne Burke, Adrian , Gratuze, Bernard Chapdelaine, Claude Université de Montréal (UdeM) IRAMAT - Centre Ernest Babelon (IRAMAT-CEB) Institut de Recherches sur les Archéomatériaux (IRAMAT) Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Bordeaux Montaigne-Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard (UTBM)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Bordeaux Montaigne-Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard (UTBM) 2016 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01390279 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011 hal-01390279 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01390279 doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011 ISSN: 2352-409X Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01390279 Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Elsevier, 2016, 8, pp.323-334. ⟨10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011⟩ Beads Talc Steatite Northeastern North America Saint Lawrence Valley Iroquoians [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences [SHS.HIST]Humanities and Social Sciences/History info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2016 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011 2021-12-05T02:56:56Z Colloque annuel de l’ Association Canadienne d'Archéologie, St. John's, Terre-neuve, avril-mai 2015 International audience Since Precontact times, First Nations' groups from northeastern North America used steatite to make many artifacts, such as ornaments and vessels. Only a few studies have been dedicated to this topic, such as on steatite vessels from northern Dorset sites and from Eastern North America. In these regions, steatite vessels are common. In the regions occupied by Iroquoian groups during the Late Woodland period in the St. Lawrence Valley, many beads and some pipes have been discovered but steatite vessels are nonexistent. Steatite quarries are known for steatite vessels, but not for the Iroquoian region. Consequently, tracing the geological origin of steatite materials and the distribution of artifacts represents a scientific challenge. The aim of both archaeological and geological approaches is to define the origin of materials via a precise and accurate geochemical characterization. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was chosen for its micro-destructive feature, and provides a precise measure of the chemical composition of the materials. The results presented here have allowed us to highlight the use of steatite from only carbonate rocks and not steatite hosted in ultramafic rocks, which is different from most of the previous studies. Moreover, relationships between a limited number of sources and some archaeological artifacts have been identified. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Terre-Neuve Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Saint Lawrence Valley ENVELOPE(-168.667,-168.667,62.833,62.833) Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 8 323 334 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) |
op_collection_id |
ftccsdartic |
language |
English |
topic |
Beads Talc Steatite Northeastern North America Saint Lawrence Valley Iroquoians [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences [SHS.HIST]Humanities and Social Sciences/History |
spellingShingle |
Beads Talc Steatite Northeastern North America Saint Lawrence Valley Iroquoians [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences [SHS.HIST]Humanities and Social Sciences/History Baron, anne Burke, Adrian , Gratuze, Bernard Chapdelaine, Claude Characterization and origin of steatite beads made by Northern Iroquoians in the St. Lawrence Valley during the 15th and 16th centuries |
topic_facet |
Beads Talc Steatite Northeastern North America Saint Lawrence Valley Iroquoians [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences [SHS.HIST]Humanities and Social Sciences/History |
description |
Colloque annuel de l’ Association Canadienne d'Archéologie, St. John's, Terre-neuve, avril-mai 2015 International audience Since Precontact times, First Nations' groups from northeastern North America used steatite to make many artifacts, such as ornaments and vessels. Only a few studies have been dedicated to this topic, such as on steatite vessels from northern Dorset sites and from Eastern North America. In these regions, steatite vessels are common. In the regions occupied by Iroquoian groups during the Late Woodland period in the St. Lawrence Valley, many beads and some pipes have been discovered but steatite vessels are nonexistent. Steatite quarries are known for steatite vessels, but not for the Iroquoian region. Consequently, tracing the geological origin of steatite materials and the distribution of artifacts represents a scientific challenge. The aim of both archaeological and geological approaches is to define the origin of materials via a precise and accurate geochemical characterization. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was chosen for its micro-destructive feature, and provides a precise measure of the chemical composition of the materials. The results presented here have allowed us to highlight the use of steatite from only carbonate rocks and not steatite hosted in ultramafic rocks, which is different from most of the previous studies. Moreover, relationships between a limited number of sources and some archaeological artifacts have been identified. |
author2 |
Université de Montréal (UdeM) IRAMAT - Centre Ernest Babelon (IRAMAT-CEB) Institut de Recherches sur les Archéomatériaux (IRAMAT) Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Bordeaux Montaigne-Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard (UTBM)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Bordeaux Montaigne-Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard (UTBM) |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Baron, anne Burke, Adrian , Gratuze, Bernard Chapdelaine, Claude |
author_facet |
Baron, anne Burke, Adrian , Gratuze, Bernard Chapdelaine, Claude |
author_sort |
Baron, anne |
title |
Characterization and origin of steatite beads made by Northern Iroquoians in the St. Lawrence Valley during the 15th and 16th centuries |
title_short |
Characterization and origin of steatite beads made by Northern Iroquoians in the St. Lawrence Valley during the 15th and 16th centuries |
title_full |
Characterization and origin of steatite beads made by Northern Iroquoians in the St. Lawrence Valley during the 15th and 16th centuries |
title_fullStr |
Characterization and origin of steatite beads made by Northern Iroquoians in the St. Lawrence Valley during the 15th and 16th centuries |
title_full_unstemmed |
Characterization and origin of steatite beads made by Northern Iroquoians in the St. Lawrence Valley during the 15th and 16th centuries |
title_sort |
characterization and origin of steatite beads made by northern iroquoians in the st. lawrence valley during the 15th and 16th centuries |
publisher |
HAL CCSD |
publishDate |
2016 |
url |
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01390279 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-168.667,-168.667,62.833,62.833) |
geographic |
Saint Lawrence Valley |
geographic_facet |
Saint Lawrence Valley |
genre |
First Nations Terre-Neuve |
genre_facet |
First Nations Terre-Neuve |
op_source |
ISSN: 2352-409X Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01390279 Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Elsevier, 2016, 8, pp.323-334. ⟨10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011⟩ |
op_relation |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011 hal-01390279 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01390279 doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.011 |
container_title |
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports |
container_volume |
8 |
container_start_page |
323 |
op_container_end_page |
334 |
_version_ |
1766002690369781760 |