The Dog That Wasn’t: An Historical Pig Burial on the Sixteenth-Century AD Klock Site, Fulton County, New York
Title | The Dog That Wasn’t: An Historical Pig Burial on the Sixteenth-Century AD Klock Site, Fulton County, New York |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Hart, JP, Feranec, RS |
Journal | Archaeology of Eastern North America |
Volume | 47 |
Pagination | 1-6 |
Date Published | 10/2019 |
ISSN | 0360-1021 |
Abstract | An articulated animal skeleton was found in a pit feature at the cal. sixteenth-century AD Klock site in Fulton County, New York, during New York State Museum excavations in 1970. The skeleton was reported as a dog burial associated with the Native American occupation in Funk and Kuhn’s 2003 report on the site. Recent analysis indicates that the animal was a six-month-old domesticated pig. A radiocarbon date on the skeleton indicates the animal was most likely buried in the cal. nineteenth century AD, well after the Native American occupation of the site. |