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Coring in CRM and Archaeology: A Reminder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Julie K. Stein
Julie K. Stein*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, DH-05, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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Abstract

Corers and augers have become increasingly useful in archaeological investigations, but more in cultural-resource management (CRM) than in research archaeology. Although this increase is evident, coring and augering were used in the earliest CRM projects in the 1970s and merely have gained in popularity in the last five years. Schuldenrein (1991) points out that of all the coring and augering equipment described, the manual bucket auger with a large-diameter barrel is of special value. However, one major disadvantage is that sediment is disturbed during extraction, making observations about soil structure and stratification difficult. The disadvantages have to be balanced against the fact that bucket augers are more versatile than corers and penetrate many more types of substrate. Because of these differences between augers and corers, the terms should not be used interchangeably.

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Résumé

Taladros tubulares y de cubeta se han tornado crecientemente útiles en investigaciones arqueológicas, pero más en el manejo de recursos culturales (CRM) que en arqueología de investigación. A pesar de que este incremento es evidente, taladros tubulares y de cubeta se utilizaron en los primeros proyectos de CRM en los años 70 y simplemente han ganado popularidad en los últimos cinco años. Schuldenrein (1990) señala que, de todo el equipo de taladro que ha sido descrito, el talador manual de cubeta con un barril de diámetro amplio es especialmente valioso. Sin embargo, éste tiene la gran desventaja de que perturba el sedimento durante la extracción, lo que dificulta la observación de la estructura del suelo y su estratificación. Las desventajas de este tipo de taladro deben ser balanceadas frente al hecho de que los taladros de cubeta son mas versátiles que los taladros tubulares y penetran muchos más tipos de sustrato. Debido a que existen diferencias entre taladros tubulares y de cubeta, no debemos continuar usando estos términos de manera intercambiable.

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American Antiquity , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 138 - 142
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1991

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