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- Title
FIELD RESULTS AND HISTORICAL PERIOD ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT IN DOWNTOWN REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA.
- Authors
SUNELL, SCOTT D.
- Abstract
During the Downtown Redlands Archaeological Project in 2019 and 2020, Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI) identified more than 400 individual features during excavations at CA-SBR-5314H. These features represent a wide range of past behaviors, from household food preparation to industrial scale pipe production. We interpret these archaeological contexts in light of the archival and oral history records presented by Ciolek-Torello et al. [2020] and Grenda et al. [2020]. South of the railroad, features were characterized by a narrow range of material types, and suggest primarily adult men engaged in food preparation, clothing maintenance, and leisure/recreational activities. North of the railroad, features are more complex, deeper, and individually richer. Features in this area suggest either residential occupation by families, with multiple large, well-stratified privies (and similarly rich trash pits) near historically attested houses, or industrial waste dumping, primarily in the form of metal scrap and construction debris. We focus on the spatial organization of features, the major patterns of site use through time, and the probable activities tied to the creation of the features. This article bridges the historical records of ethnic Chinese and Mexican communities in this part of Redlands with the archaeological evidence recovered by SRI, providing context for the analysis of artifacts across the site, addressing sociopolitical status and community structure.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; CONTEXTUALISM (Archaeology)
- Publication
Proceedings of the Society for California Archaeology, 2020, Vol 34, p1
- ISSN
0897-0947
- Publication type
Article