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Category: Lamoka Lake
The Lamoka Power Corporation
Local historian Vinnie Nykiel gave a talk on hydroelectric power in the Lamoka Valley on June 17. In the early twentieth century, there was an ambitious plan to dam the entire valley (which would have flooded a vast area, including the Lamoka Lake archaeological site). A preview of his talk to the Town of Wayne…… Continue reading The Lamoka Power Corporation
Deer Tibia with Cut/Chop Marks from Lamoka Lake
Maintaining the Lamoka Lake Site
Protecting archaeological sites that have been preserved by the Archaeological Conservancy requires regular inspection and maintenance. The Lamoka Lake site is still mowed seasonally, as it has been for years. See their website for more on how they maintain their other New York sites.
The Archaic Lamoka Lake Poster
Source:nysarchaeology.org/additional credits on poster. The New York Archaeological Council (NYAC) publishes a poster for Archaeology Season (formerly Archaeology Month) every year. In 2008, the Lamoka Lake site (and the Lamoka Life Group diorama from the New York State Museum) were featured. Check out the (never before seen?) photo of William Ritchie excavating at the site…… Continue reading The Archaic Lamoka Lake Poster
Astragali from Lamoka Lake
Sorting going on of bones from the 1990 excavation at Lamoka Lake. These are white-tailed deer astragali, all from the plowzone/disturbed layer.
Argillite Point from Lamoka Lake
The first interesting find isn’t an animal bone. This argillite projectile point was mistakenly put in with the animal bones in the field. It’s unusual to find argillite tools at the Lamoka Lake site – most of the Lamoka points at the site are made from Onondaga chert. In the original excavations in the 1920s,…… Continue reading Argillite Point from Lamoka Lake
Lamoka Animal Bones 1991
A sample of bones from the 1991 Lamoka Lake excavations. Lots of identifiable stuff here.
Have Deer Gotten Smaller Since the Archaic?
The average white-tailed deer killed during the Late Archaic at Lamoka Lake weighed 77 kg, or 170 pounds. That’s the estimate derived from measuring the astragalus, a bone in the lower leg of white-tailed deer. By the Late Woodland to Protohistoric Period in New York, deer found at the Engelbert Site averaged 64.5 kg, or…… Continue reading Have Deer Gotten Smaller Since the Archaic?
More Details of the Lamoka Diorama
Here’s a photo showing part of the interior of the house in the Lamoka diorama at the New York State Museum. The lodge itself is based on Ritchie’s interpretation of the numerous post molds and features he described as floors at the site, as detailed in his book The Archaeology of New York State. The…… Continue reading More Details of the Lamoka Diorama