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- Title
IDENTIFYING BEAVER FUR TRAPPERS IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD.
- Authors
BUTLER, WILLIAM B.
- Abstract
The beaver fur trade in Colorado occurred from about 1800 to 1840. The 27 fur trade posts in and around the state are a testament to the intensity of the trapping. However, beaver trapping camps have rarely been recorded due to a lack of criteria for their identification. Three items are proposed that may be used to identify beaver fur trappers in the archaeological record: gun flints, musket balls, and beaver traps and parts; however, site location may also be a very important clue. Horse tack with metal parts and kaolin tobacco pipes may be used to distinguish Euroamerican from Native American sites.
- Subjects
COLORADO; FUR trade; FUR traders; TRAPPERS; FUR; HIDES &; skins; ECONOMIC activity; ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; HISTORY
- Publication
Southwestern Lore, 2016, Vol 82, Issue 4, p23
- ISSN
0038-4844
- Publication type
Article