Western Stemmed Tradition Technologies and Faunal Remains from a Terminal Pleistocene Pit Feature at the Cooper’s Ferry Site

• Main Author: Paulson, Kirsten
• Other Authors: Davis, Loren G., Minc, Leah D., Epps, Clinton W., Language, Culture, and Society
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English; unknown
• Published: Oregon State University
• Subjects: Gulo gulo
• Online Access: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/2514nt939

Excavation of pit feature 110 (F110) at the Cooper’s Ferry site (10IH73) in central Idaho provides a unique snapshot of the domestic lifeways associated with the Western Stemmed Tradition (WST). Analysis was conducted of the F110 assemblage to better understand the function F110 served. The contents of F110 include Canis spp. remains, wolverine (Gulo gulo) remains, five projectile WST projectile points, one biface fragment, debitage, and other fragmented faunal remains. Two charcoal samples were taken from F110 and returned ages of 11,352-11,264 cal BP and 11,278-11,223 cal BP. A comprehensive analysis of F110 and its contents further contribute to the body of knowledge surrounding the WST, the function F110 served at Cooper’s Ferry, and the domestic lifeways of the inhabitants of the Cooper’s Ferry site.