Archaeology IN Vermont
Archaeology IN Vermont
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The human prehistory of Vermont has attracted considerable interest since the late nineteenth century. Numerous Indian artifacts were collected across the Champlain Valley. These provided initial information about the areas where people generally chose to live, the types of artifacts that people used, and the time depth involved. It was not until the 1970s that scientific excavations began to provide some of the details. The University of Vermont and the Vermont Archaeological Society were at the forefront of this advancement. With the founding of the Consulting Archaeology Program at the University of Vermont in 1978 and the fact that all federal agencies were required to consider the effects their actions might have on significant historic sites, knowledge began to expand at an accelerated pace. These articles reflect the early growth of professional archaeology in Vermont.
While at the University of Vermont (1978-2000), much of my writing focused on archaeological topics, including being principal investigator and author or coauthor of 204 Cultural Resource Management reports for the Vermont Agency of Transportation and other clients. Summary compendiums of the studies for VAOT and other projects, as well as several individual reports, can be found in the files below. The articles listed below draw on the field work that led to the discovery of particularly significant pre-contact archaeological sites.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECTS.pdfMcNeil1980.pdfThomas, Peter A..
1980 "The McNeil Generating Plant Site (VT‑FR‑93), Burlington, Vermont." Man in the Northeast l980, l9:57‑7l.
Thomas, Peter A. and Brian S. Robinson
1983 "The John's Bridge Site: VT-FR-69. An Early Archaic Site in Northwestern Vermont." Published as Department of Anthropology, University of Vermont, Report No. 28, and republished by the Vermont Archaeological Society.
Early_MiddleArchaicinVermont.pdfThomas, Peter A.
1992 "The Early and Middle Archaic Periods As Represented in Western Vermont." In Early Holocene Occupation in Northern New England. Occasional Publications in Maine Archaeology 9:187-203.
McLaughlin and Thomas A Historical Perspective on Prehistoric Archaeology in Vermont.pdfScott McLaughlin and Peter A. Thomas
1994 "A Historical Perspective on Prehistoric Archaeology in Vermont" The Journal of Vermont Archaeology 1:13-29.
This article summarizes the early days of archaeological interest in Vermont.
Vermont Archaeology Comes of Age-Prehistoric Cultural Contexts.pdfThomas, Peter A.
Thomas, Peter A.
1994 "Vermont Archaeology Comes of Age: -Prehistoric Contexts" The Journal of Vermont Archaeology 1:38-91.
This article had two primary goals: to synthesize the information gained during the early decades of professional studies and to integrate this information into an overview of what was then known about Vermont's prehistoric past. This extended context would help later researchers evaluate the significance of sites that were subsequently identified.
Thomas - 8000 years of Native American Settlement along the Missisquoi.pdfThomas, Peter A.
1997 "8000 years of Native American Settlement along the Missisquoi River in Highgate, Vermont." The Journal of Vermont Archaeology 2:13-36.
This article summarizes a decade of archaeological survey and excavations along the Missisquoi River in northwestern Vermont.
HoweFarm1985evaluation.pdfThomas, Peter A.
1985 "Archaeological and Geomorphological Evaluation, Burlington M5000(3) - Northern Connector, Material Supply/Disposal Area, Howe Farm Floodplain." Department of Anthropology, University of Vermont, Report No. 54:1-40.
See Method and Theory page for further information.
Richmon's Ancient Past.pdfThomas, Peter A.
2007 "Richmond's Ancient Past." In Richmond, Vermont: A History of More Than 200 Years. Harriet Wheatley Riggs, pp. 4-10. Editor-in-Chief. Richmond Historical Society, Richmond, Vermont.
AllphasesCCCH1998.pdfThomas, Peter A., Prudence Doherty and Robert Florentin
1998 "Phase I Site Identification, Phase 2 Site Evaluation and Phase 3 Data Recovery for the Revised Alignment between Route 15-Route 2, Chittenden County Circumferential Highway, Essex and Williston, Vermont." Consulting Archaeology Program, University of Vermont, Report No. 200. 474 pp. Cover Sheet, Abstract and Table of Contents only.
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TransportationArcheo2000.pdfDoherty, Prudence, Robert Florentin and Peter A. Thomas
2000 "Planning for the Future, Learning from the Past: Transportation Archaeology in Vermont, 1973-1994." Consulting Archaeology Program, University of Vermont, Report No. 198. 171pp. Cover Sheet and Table of Contents only.
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Contributions_CCCH2001.pdfThomas, Peter A.
2001 "Contributions to Understanding Vermont Prehistory: The Chittenden County Circumferential Highway Archaeological Studies, 1983-2000." Consulting Archaeological Program, University of Vermont, Report No. 204. 171 pp. Cover Sheet, Abstract, Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables only.
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