Charles Town: The Anatomy of a Public Place in Early Tidewater Maryland - Michael T. Lucas (The Archaeology of Colonial Maryland: Five Essays by Scholars of the Early Province, 2019)

One Family's Struggle to Maintain its Priveleged Heritage at Van Schaick Island, Cohoes, New York: 1760-1852 - Michael T. Lucas; O'Connell, K.; S. Winchell-Sweeney (The Bulletin and Journal of the New York State Archaeological Society, 2019)
Van Schaick Mansion, located on Van Schaick Island in Cohoes, New York, was constructed sometime during the 1750s and was the homestead of the Van Schaick family until the 1830s. The Van Schaickfamily tenure on the island between 1760 and 1852 is interpreted as a series of crises that interrupted periods of relative stability. During this time the family enjoyed the privileged life of landlords drawing off rents from the large Half Moon patent taken from the Mahican/Mohican Indians in 1664, as well as other acquired properties. Several deaths between 1815 and 1830, and the Van Schaick hold on the island as a central home place, began to crumble as the fifth generation cashed out on the island homestead. Enslaved Africans served the Van Schaick, tending to the maintenance of the house, garden, and grounds. There were no people of color living on the island by 1830 as the labor force was shifted to white wage laborers. Primary historical documentation, coupled with archaeological data recovered by the New York State Museum in 2017 and 2018, illustrates the Van Schaick family's conception of the island as a home place and base for their privileged position, and also how the lives of the African-Americans who lived in the house are entirely muted in this primary record.

Radiocarbon, Bayesian chronological modeling and early European metal circulation in the sixteenth-century AD Mohawk River Valley, USA - Manning, S. W.; J. P. Hart (PLOS ONE, 2019)
European metal artifacts in assemblages from sites predating the physical presence of Europeans in Northern Iroquoia in present-day New York, USA and southern Ontario, Canada have been used as chronological markers for the mid-sixteenth century AD. In the Mohawk River Valley of New York, European metal artifacts at sites pre-dating the physical presence of Europeans have been used by archaeologists as a terminus post quem (TPQ) of 1525 to 1550 in regional chronologies. This has been done under the assumption that these metals did not begin to circulate until after sustained European presence on the northern Atlantic coast beginning in 1517. Here we use Bayesian chronological modeling of a large set of radiocarbon dates to refine our understanding of early European metal circulation in the Mohawk River Valley. Our results indicate that European iron and cuprous metals arrived earlier than previously thought, by the beginning of the sixteenth century, and cannot be used as TPQs. Together with recent Bayesian chronological analyses of radiocarbon dates from several sites in southern Ontario, these results add to our evolving understanding of intra-regional variation in Northern Iroquoia of sixteenth-century AD circulation and adoption of European goods.

Researching African American Lifeways in Nineteenth Century Albany: Findings of the Underground Railroad Archaeology Project 2017-2018 - Masson, M; Michael T. Lucas (Campus Conversations in Standish, 2019)
Dr. Marilyn Masson, Professor of Anthropology at the University at Albany, and Dr. Michael Lucas, Curator for Historical Archaeology at the New York State Museum, joined the University Libraries on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, to present "Researching African American Lifeways in Nineteenth Century Albany: Findings of the Underground Railroad Archaeology Project 2017-2018.”

First record of the extinct ground sloth, Megalonyx jeffersonii, (Xenarthra, Megalonychidae) from New York and contributions to its paleoecology - McDonald, H. G.; R. S. Feranec; Miller, N. (Quaternary International, 2019)
The first record of the Jefferson ground sloth, Megalonyx jeffersonii, in New York is reported. The specimen consists of a partial synsacrum recovered from a peat deposit near Newburgh, Orange County. Compared to other synsacra of Megalonyx, the number of vertebrae is anomalous with one less caudal vertebra than expected. Stable isotope analysis of the bone shows a δ13C value of 20.5‰ and implies a diet of only C3 plants. The specimen has a radiocarbon date of 11,450 ± 55 BP indicating the presence of this taxon in the region immediately prior to the extinction of the North American Pleistocene megafauna.
Keywords: Megalonyx jeffersonii; New York; Stable isotopes; Synsacrum

Maritime Cultural Landscapes in the New York Bight - D. E. Merwin (The Archaeology of Human-Environmental Dynamics on the North American Atlantic Coast, 2019)

Cultural Resource Phase II Site Examination Report of the Coeymans-Bronck House Multicomponent Site (A00103.000344; NYSM 12685) for PIN 1007.16.101, BIN 1038070, New York State Route 144 over Hannacrois Creek, Town of Coeymans (MCD 00103), Albany County - Moragne, S. (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2019)

Palaeoproteomics resolves sloth relationships - Presslee, Samantha; Slater, Graham J.; Pujos, François; Forasiepi, Analía M.; Fischer, Roman; Molloy, Kelly; Mackie, Meaghan; Olsen, Jesper V.; Kramarz, Alejandro; Taglioretti, Matías; Scaglia, Fernando; Lezcano, Maximiliano; et al. (Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2019)
The living tree sloths Choloepus and Bradypus are the only remaining members of Folivora, a major xenarthran radiation that occupied a wide range of habitats in many parts of the western hemisphere during the Cenozoic, including both continents and the West Indies. Ancient DNA evidence has played only a minor role in folivoran systematics, as most sloths lived in places not conducive to genomic preservation. Here we utilize collagen sequence information, both separately and in combination with published mitochondrial DNA evidence, to assess the relationships of tree sloths and their extinct relatives. Results from phylogenetic analysis of these datasets differ substantially from morphology-based concepts: Choloepus groups with Mylodontidae, not Megalonychidae; Bradypus and Megalonyx pair together as megatherioids, while monophyletic Antillean sloths may be sister to all other folivorans. Divergence estimates are consistent with fossil evidence for mid-Cenozoic presence of sloths in the West Indies and an early Miocene radiation in South America.

Migratory birds as vehicles for parasite dispersal? Infection by avian haemosporidians over the year and throughout the range of a long-distance migrant - Pulgarín-R, Paulo C.; Gómez, Camila; Bayly, Nicholas J.; Bensch, Staffan; FitzGerald, Alyssa M.; Starkloff, Naima; J. J. Kirchman; González-Prieto, Ana M.; Hobson, Keith A.; Ungvari-Martin, Judith; Skeen, Heather; Castaño, María Isabel; et al. (Journal of Biogeography, 2019)
Aim The role of migratory birds in the spread of parasites is poorly known, in part because migratory strategies and behaviours potentially affecting transmission are not easy to study. We investigated the dynamics of infection by blood parasites through the annual cycle of a long‐distance Nearctic–Neotropical migratory songbird to examine the role of this species in dispersing parasites between continents. Location The Americas. Taxon Grey‐cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus, Aves, Passeriformes, Turdidae), Birds. Methods We used molecular and microscopy screening of haemosporidian parasites (Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, and Leucocytozoon) to examine the prevalence, distribution, and diversity of lineages through the annual cycle (breeding, migration, and wintering) of the grey‐cheeked thrush in North and Central America, Santa Marta mountains, the Andes, and the Amazon. We aimed to identify transmission areas, to examine the degree of sharing of haemosporidian lineages with resident birds in various areas and to assess the potential role of immunologically naïve juvenile individuals in parasite transmission. Results Prevalence and lineage diversity of haemosporidians varied significantly over time, being higher during breeding and fall and spring migration, and declining during wintering. Grey‐cheeked thrush shared few parasite lineages with tropical resident birds and slightly more lineages with other migratory and resident boreal species. We detected gametocytes in blood during spring migration stopover, but these were of lineages not found in resident tropical birds, indicating relapses of parasites transmitted elsewhere. Transmission likely occurs mostly on the breeding grounds, where juveniles and adults carried lineages restricted to closely related species of thrushes and other species of boreal birds. Main conclusions Long‐distance migratory songbirds are likely not important dispersers of blood parasites because there are ecological and evolutionary barriers to the interchange of parasites across vastly separated areas. Further work with thorough spatial and temporal sampling across other species, and considering the role of vectors, is necessary to understand the ecological and evolutionary factors explaining the distribution of parasites over broad scales.
Keywords: Grey‐cheeked thrush; Haemoproteus; Leucocytozoon; Migration; Plasmodium; stopover

Length polymorphisms at two candidate genes explain variation of migratory behaviors in blackpoll warblers (Setophaga striata) - Ralston, Joel; Lorenc, Lydia; Montes, Melissa; DeLuca, William V.; J. J. Kirchman; Woodworth, Bradley K.; Mackenzie, Stuart A.; Newman, Amy; Cooke, Hilary A.; Freeman, Nikole E.; Sutton, Alex O.; Tauzer, Lila; et al. (Ecology and Evolution, 2019)
Migratory behaviors such as the timing and duration of migration are genetically inherited and can be under strong natural selection, yet we still know very little about the specific genes or molecular pathways that control these behaviors. Studies in candidate genes Clock and Adcyap1 have revealed that both of these loci can be significantly correlated with migratory behaviors in birds, though observed relationships appear to vary across species. We investigated geographic genetic structure of Clock and Adcyap1 in four populations of blackpoll warblers (Setophaga striata), a Neotropical–Nearctic migrant that exhibits geographic variation in migratory timing and duration across its boreal breeding distribution. Further, we used data on migratory timing and duration, obtained from light‐level geolocator trackers to investigate candidate genotype–phenotype relationships at the individual level. While we found no geographic structure in either candidate gene, we did find evidence that candidate gene lengths are correlated with five of the six migratory traits. Maximum Clock allele length was significantly and negatively associated with spring arrival date. Minimum Adcyap1 allele length was significantly and negatively associated with spring departure date and positively associated with fall arrival date at the wintering grounds. Additionally, we found a significant interaction between Clock and Adcyap1 allele lengths on both spring and fall migratory duration. Adcyap1 heterozygotes also had significantly shorter migration duration in both spring and fall compared to homozygotes. Our results support the growing body of evidence that Clock and Adcyap1 allele lengths are correlated with migratory behaviors in birds.
Keywords: Adcyap1; avian migration; Clock; phenology; pituitary adenylate cyclase‐activating polypeptide

Observations of habitat associations in boreal forest birds and the geographic variation in bird community composition - Ralston, J.; FitzGerald, Alyssa M.; Scanga, S. E.; J. J. Kirchman (The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 2019)
Differences in habitat associations or responses to environmental stressors among broadly co-distributed species can result in local variation in community composition. As a result, ongoing environmental change may drive shifts in community composition, especially at range peripheries. In the present study, we describe regional variation in avian community composition at the southern extent of the boreal zone. Boreal bird communities are disproportionally influenced by ongoing climate change and contain several declining species. Here we observe the habitat associations for 13 boreal bird species, and assess the link between species' habitat associations and community composition. We conducted standardized point counts at 20 boreal forest sites in northeastern United States and Canada, and quantified the vegetation structure and composition as well as the climate at each site. We found large variation in the habitat associations among co-distributed boreal birds, both in terms of the specific variables important for each species and in the breadth of habitat types occupied. These findings suggest that species within this community will vary in their responses to environmental change, potentially resulting in changes to the boreal avian community.
Keywords: community structure; habitat ordination; range limits; range periphery; spruce-fir forest birds

Age and Origin of Monazite Symplectite in an Iron Oxide-Apatite Deposit in the Adirondack Mountains, New York, USA: Implications for Tracking Fluid Conditions - Regan, Sean; M. V. Lupulescu; Jercinovic, Michael; Chiarenzelli, Jeffrey; Williams, Michael; Singer, Jared; Bailey, David (Minerals, 2019)
Monazite crystals, intergrown with allanite, fluorapatite, and quartz from the Cheever Mine iron oxide-apatite (IOA-type) deposit in Essex County, New York, USA, display rare symplectite textures. Electron probe wavelength-dispersive spectrometry (WDS) mapping and major and trace element characterization of these features reveal a natural experiment in fluid-mediated monazite recrystallization. Two types of monazite with symplectite intergrowths have been recognized (Type I and II). Both types of symplectite development are associated with a decrease in HREE, Si, Ca, Th, and Y, but an increase in both La and Ce in monazite. Electron microprobe Th-U-total Pb analysis of Type I monazite with suitable ThO2 concentrations yielded a weighted mean age of 980 5.8 Ma (MSWD: 3.3), which is interpreted as the age of monazite formation and the onset of symplectite development. Both types of monazite formed during a series of reactions from fluorapatite, and possibly britholite, to produce the final assemblage of monazite, allanite, and fluorapatite. Monazite formation was likely a response to evolving fluid conditions, which favored monazite stability over fluorapatite at ca. 980 Ma, possibly a NaCl brine. A subsequent transition to a Ca-dominated fluid may have then promoted the consumption of monazite to produce another generation of allanite and fluorapatite. Our results indicate that recrystallized monazite formed during fluid-mediated processes that, over time, trended towards an increasingly pure end-member composition. Regionally, these data are consistent with a magmatic-origin followed by fluid-mediated remobilization of select phases at subsolidus conditions for the Adirondack IOA deposits.
Keywords: Adirondack Mountains; IOA-deposit; metasomatism; monazite

An Analysis of the Late Woodland Ceramic Assemblage at the Pethick Site, New York - C. B. Rieth; Rafferty, S. M. (Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology, 2019)
The pottery assemblage from recent excavations at the Pethick site in Schoharie County, New York contains 39 vessels. These were analyzed to determine various attributes associated with the sherds and how the vessels were used in a domestic setting. The materials from the Pethick site suggest that most of these vessels exhibit similar attributes and designs. An analysis of the temper and inclusions suggests that some of the vessels may have been produced elsewhere. Comparisons with other sites in the Schoharie Valley are assessed and provide an interesting look at ceramics in eastern New York.

Review of “Who Are These People Anyway?” by Chief Irving Powless Jr. - Gwendolyn W Saul (New York History, 2019)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Architectural Survey of PIN 2004.12.121, BIN 1026490, New York State Route 51 (Otsego Street) over Steele Creek, Village of Ilion, Herkimer County New York - V. A. Schmitt (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2019)

Shallow-water onlap model for the deposition of Devonian black shales in New York, USA: COMMENT - C. A. Ver Straeten; Brett, Carlton; Baird, Gordon; Boyer, Diana; Lindemann, Richard; Ivany, Linda; Over, D. Jeffrey; Witzke, Brian (Geology, 2019)

A reevaluation of bird taxonomic identifications at Contact‐ and historic‐era North American sites - Watson, J. E.; Ledogar, Sarah Heins (International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2019)
Domestic chickens (Gallus domesticus) and turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) are identified more frequently than other bird species in bone assemblages from historic sites in North America. Recent studies on the effectiveness of metric data for identification of galliform bones found high degrees of similarity in size and morphology between wild game birds (e.g., grouse and ptarmigan) and multiple domestic or introduced species (e.g., chicken and pheasant). This finding suggests that wild taxa and less common domesticates may have been misidentified as chicken and as a result are underrepresented in these historic datasets. In this paper, we evaluate the precision of bird taxonomic identifications from five Contact‐ and historic‐era sites in New York State, comparing the initial taxon designations recorded in site reports with our new identifications derived from a combination of comparative morphological and osteometric analyses. After our analysis of the assemblages, game bird diversity at most of the sites expanded, as did the prevalence of other orders (e.g., Anseriformes and Strigiformes). The updated identifications highlight the diversity of birds used in historic contexts and the importance of combining multiple analytical methods to increase accuracy.

Testing the effectiveness of osteometrics in the identification of North American gallinaceous bird post-cranial elements - Watson, J. E.; Heins-Ledogar, S. (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2019)
Galliformes, or game birds, are an order of birds commonly utilized by people and are regularly found in zooarchaeological assemblages. Morphological and size similarities make many galliforms difficult to distinguish from each other, thereby prohibiting specific identification of these taxa. Non-identified bones lead to a decrease in information available about archeological sites, particularly for bird species which provide a wealth of information about the economy and environment of historic and prehistoric sites. In this paper, we test the effectiveness of osteometrics in nine North American gallinaceous species to assess their utility for identifying post-cranial skeletal elements to genus or species. Statistical analysis of measurements successfully separated several Phasianidae subfamilies and identified the largest (turkey) and smallest (quail) species. Measurements driving variation between taxa were primarily long bone length and epiphyseal breadth. Few elements showed statistically significant differences within Tetraoninae and Phasianinae clades. We suggest that zooarchaeologists adopt long bone metrics as a standard, complementary technique to traditional morphological identifications for unknown galliforms.
Keywords: Avifauna; Galliformes; Osteometry; Phasianids; Zooarchaeology

First Report of Rice Water Weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, in Grain Sorghum in the United States - R. J. Whitehouse; Thrash, Benjamin C.; Lorenz, Gus M.; Bateman, Nick R. (Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology, 2019)
Keywords: Brachycerinae; Coleoptera; Curculionidae; grass; Poaceae

Surficial Geology of the Ludlowville 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Cayuga, Seneca and Tompkins Counties, New York - Backhaus, K. J.; A. L. Kozlowski; Leone, J. (Map and Chart Series, 2018)

Social Networks and Northern Iroquoian Confederacy Dynamics - Birch, Jennifer; J. P. Hart (American Antiquity, 2018)
The Wendat (Huron) and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) confederacies of northeastern North America are often presented as functionally equivalent political formations despite their having distinct cultural traits and unique geopolitical and developmental histories. In this article we employ social network analysis of collar decoration on ceramic vessels both to examine organizational differences in the social network that composed each group and to evaluate women’s participation in political activities as potters who produced and transmitted social and political signals. The concept of social capital and the dimensions along which it varies are employed to understand variability in network statistics and topologies. Our results indicate that the Wendat confederacy formed a “complete” network characterized by bonding ties of social capital, whereas the Haudenosaunee confederacy was a “coalitional” network characterized by bridging ties. The results suggest that women’s signaling networks were integral to how each confederacy functioned and the norms of reciprocity, trust, and information-sharing that defined each political formation.
Keywords: confederacy; Haudenosaunee; Iroquoians; pottery decoration; social capital; Social network analysis; Wendat

Glaciotectonic deformation along the Valparaiso Upland in southwest Michigan - B. Bird; A. E. Kehew; A. L. Kozlowski (Quaternary Glaciation of the Great Lakes Region: Process, Landforms, Sediments, and Chronology, 2018)
Glaciotectonic deformation of glacigenic deposits in southwestern Michigan is described and analyzed to determine the source of stress of these strained sediments, which manifests as overturned folds and other deformation similar to shallow crustal décollements. The succession is exposed in 11 aggregate mining operations along the Valparaiso Upland, in portions of Berrien, Van Buren, and Allegan Counties in southwest Michigan. Observed deformation includes a complex array of folds, faults, and thrust features as much as 5 m below the surface exposure of the pit face, consistent with horizontal compressional stresses that were generally aligned with ice flow. Fabric measurement of elongated clasts in the surficial till indicates ice flow from northwest to southeast across the area and parallel to drumlins in the area. Stratigraphically, the area is dominated by fine, lacustrine deposits with coarse sand and gravel capped by the Saugatuck Till during the last glaciation. Sediment grain size, pore-water pressure fluctuations, and topographic relief are interpreted to be responsible for the deformation observed as the Lake Michigan Lobe overrode a proglacial lake basin, including fans and deltas, as it advanced eastward to the Kalamazoo moraine. The fine texture and fabric of the lacustrine sediment package restricted the flow of subglacial water and caused abrupt local increases of pore-water pressure and concomitant coupling and decoupling of the bed-substrate interface. Advancing ice deformed sediments in two stages: (1) proglacially along a décollement at the ice margin, and then (2) subglacially as ice overrode the sediments.

NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION ON STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE Note 68 - Application for Addition of Submembers to the North American Stratigraphic Code: A Case for Formalizing Lithostratigraphic units of Intermediate Rank - Brett, Carlton E.; Pratt, Brian R.; E. Landing (Stratigraphy, 2018)
The existing hierarchy of formal lithostratigraphic units of the North American Stratigraphic Code (NACSN 2005) recognizes “Bed” or “Beds” (Flow in the case of volcanic rocks) as the only formal subdivision of members. Beds, in a geological context, are discrete depositional/accumulation units bounded by bedding planes and the formal term Bed should not be applied to thicker subdivisions of members composed of several discrete and distinguishable beds, especially of differing lithology. In such cases, thicker divisions of members that may contain one or more formally named Beds, would be usefully assigned to the division termed “Submember”. In this paper we review the issue, discuss the justification of formalizing submembers, and propose a formal amendment to the North American Stratigraphic Code. There are several advantages to formalizing this additional division. First, submembers are already being used informally in many units. Formalization of the concept would require that these divisions meet the same standards as other stratigraphic units, e.g., designated type sections and careful specification of boundaries. Second, the formal use of Submembers would avoid the confusing issue of having a formally named “Bed” within an interval termed “Beds”. Third, the addition of an intermediate rank permits accurate communication and precise correlation of complex sedimentary successions. The insertion of the rank of submember would allow retention of existing formal members and beds, rather than promoting the addition of new members to replace overly thick intervals formally named beds

Confirmation of a unique and genetically diverse ‘heritage’ strain of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in a remote Adirondack watershed - Bruce, Spencer A.; Hare, Matthew P.; Mitchell, Matthew W.; J. J Wright (Conservation Genetics, 2018)
In fisheries management, understanding anthropogenic impacts on fish population genetic structure is essential because genetic diversity is a fundamental attribute contributing to a species’ evolutionary capacity. An extended history of supplemental stocking has led to the introgression of genes from non-local, hatchery-reared brook trout (Salvalinus fontinalis) into natural Adirondack populations in the state of New York. Managers have therefore gone to great lengths to protect known or suspected pristine “heritage” populations, but the genetic integrity of most populations is unknown. We used 11 microsatellite loci to examine a putative, but as yet unconfirmed “heritage” population in Dix Pond (Essex County, New York), in an effort to confirm its genetic uniqueness, quantify genetic diversity, and determine the geographic extent of the population. No spatial population structure was found within the Dix Pond/Elk Lake watershed, with minimal signs of introgression from historical stocking. The Dix/Elk population showed allelic richness, and effective population size comparable to the highest diversity heritage population among the four that we used for comparison. These patterns support continued heritage status for the Dix Pond population and recognition of the entire Dix-Elk watershed as habitat for this strain. We conclude this study by discussing how the genetic techniques employed here may help to inform future management decisions associated with the conservation and protection of imperiled populations throughout the globe.
Keywords: conservation; Dispersal; Fisheries; Genetic diversity; Landscape genetics; Salvelinus fontinalis

Estimates of gene flow and dispersal in wild riverine Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) populations reveal ongoing migration and introgression from stocked fish - Bruce, Spencer A.; J. J Wright (Ecology and Evolution, 2018)
As anthropogenic impacts accelerate changes to landscapes across the globe, understanding how genetic population structure is influenced by habitat features and dispersal is key to preserving evolutionary potential at the species level. Furthermore, knowledge of these interactions is essential to identifying potential constraints on local adaptation and for the development of effective management strategies. We examined these issues in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) populations residing in the Upper Hudson River watershed of New York State by investigating the spatial genetic structure of over 350 fish collected from 14 different sampling locations encompassing three river systems. Population genetic analyses of microsatellite data suggest that fish in the area exhibit varying degrees of introgression from nearby State‐directed supplementation activities. Levels of introgression in these populations correlate with water‐way distance to stocking sites, although genetic population structure at the level of individual tributaries as well as their larger, parent river systems is also detectable and is dictated by migration and influenced by habitat connectivity. These findings represent a significant contribution to the current literature surrounding Brook Trout migration and dispersal, especially as it relates to larger interconnected systems. This work also suggests that stocking activities may have far‐reaching consequences that are not directly limited to the immediate area where stocking occurs. The framework and data presented here may aid in the development of other local aquatic species‐focused conservation plans that incorporate molecular tools to answer complex questions regarding diversity mapping, and genetically important conservation units.

Collector’s Guide to the Balmat Mining District: St. Lawrence County, New York - S. C. Chamberlain; M. V. Lupulescu; Bailey, D. G.; deLorraine, W. F.; Robinson, G. W. (Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2018)

The Rose Road Localities, Town of Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York: Part 1—History - Chamberlain, Steven C.; Robinson, George W.; Robinson, Susan; Walter, Michael R.; Bailey, David G.; Chiarenzelli, Jeffrey R.; M. V. Lupulescu (Rocks & Minerals, 2018)

Age and Origin of the Mesoproterozoic Iron Oxide-Apatite Mineralization, Cheever Mine, Eastern Adirondacks, NY - Chiarenzelli, Jeffrey; M. V. Lupulescu; Regan, Sean; Singer, Jared (Geosciences, 2018)
At the Cheever Mine, located in the eastern Adirondack Mountains of the Mesoproterozoic Grenville Province, iron oxide-apatite ore forms a narrow (<3 m) sheet cross-cutting metasomatically altered, magnetite-bearing, albite-rich leucogranitic host rocks of the Lyon Mountain Granite suite. Zircon from the ore and five samples of country rock were dated by Laser Ablation-Multi-Collector-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry. The ore yielded a Concordia age of 1033.6 ± 2.9 Ma while three samples of host rock yielded ages of 1036.3 ± 2.9, 1040 ± 11, and 1043.9 ± 4.1 Ma. Two additional samples of host rock yielded older ages of 1059.6 ± 3.4 and 1066.0 ± 6.3 Ma and contain zircon xenocrystic cores with 207Pb/206Pb ages up to 1242 Ma. The zircons analyzed, including those separated from the ore, have characteristics typically associated with an igneous origin including size, shape, inclusions, oscillatory zoning, typical chondrite-normalized REE patterns, U contents, and U/Th ratios. This data establishes the age of the ore and alteration and a temporal, and likely genetic, connection between the ore and members of the Lyon Mountain Granite suite. A model invoking melting of Shawinigan country rocks, magmatic differentiation, and long-lived magmatic and metasomatic input along extensional fault conduits is proposed for the ore’s genesis. At the Cheever Mine, magmatic hydrothermal fluids and/or post-intrusion alteration appears not to have had a major impact on zircon, which preserves original U-Pb systematics.
Keywords: Adirondack Mountains; Cheever Mine; Grenville Province; iron oxide-apatite deposits (IOA deposits); Lyon Mountain Granite; U-Pb zircon geochronology

Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey, PIN 3076.21.121, Route 5 Safety Project and Widening, Village of Elbridge, Town of Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York – Addendum Survey of Elbridge Rural Cemetery - R. Dean; Dobbin, S.; Clarke, H. (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Analyse des réseaux sociaux iroquoiens du Saint-Laurent et paniroquoiens - Dermarker, S.; Birch, Jennifer; Shafie, Termeh; J. P. Hart; Williamson, R. F. (Études multidisciplinaires sur les liens entre Hurons-Wendat et Iroquoiens du Saint-Laurent, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey of OGS Project Number SC307, Investigate Properties for Barrack Program, Town of Hastings, Oswego County, New York - Dobbin, M. (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey, DEC Doodletown Wildlife Management Area, Archaeology Survey, Town of Taghkanic, Columbia County, New York - Dobbin, S. (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Onset Age of Deglaciation Following the Last Glacial Maximum in New York State Based on Radiocarbon Ages of Mammalian Megafauna - R. S. Feranec; A. L. Kozlowski (Quaternary Glaciation of the Great Lakes Region: Process, Landforms, Sediments, and Chronology, 2018)
Developing accurate chronologies is important for understanding the formation and evolution of glacial environments in the Quaternary. Radiocarbon dating is a prominent technique for creating chronologies for glacial events during the late Pleistocene, and although radiocarbon dates from vertebrate fossils are relatively abundant, these dates have been underutilized for timing glacial events. Here, the utility of using radiocarbon dates from large mammal fossils for dating glacial events is explored further. Specifically, this study examines the potential of exclusive use of dated mammal remains to establish a chronology of deglaciation in New York State after the Last Glacial Maximum. We predict the earliest occurrence dates of megafauna to represent a minimum age for the initiation of deglaciation because glacial ice would have needed to have melted for plants and animals to begin to inhabit the state. We also predict dates to progress to more recent ages from south to north following recession of the Laurentide ice sheet. The data support these predictions. The earliest occurrence dates for mammoth and caribou, the suspected first large mammal species to occur within the state, are between 17,470 and 16,430 calibrated yr B.P. These dates imply first occurrence of large mammals in New York State and thus a minimum age of deglaciation beginning ca. 17,000 calibrated yr B.P. Because of the likely delay between the timing of deglaciation and the first mammal inhabitants of the state, this date must be viewed as a minimum age, with deglaciation having occurred sometime prior to this age. Comparing south to north, as an indicator of glacial regression, dates from New York State south of 42°N latitude are earlier compared to dates collected north of this latitude. This progression of dates from south to north supports the prediction that megafauna expanded northward following recession of the Laurentide ice sheet, and it implies that radiocarbon-dated mammalian megafauna data are useful, even exclusively, in identifying the timing of certain glacial events.

Testing the predictive capabilities of ecological niche models: a case study examining Red‐bellied Woodpeckers - FitzGerald, Alyssa M.; Starkloff, Naima C.; J. J. Kirchman (Ecosphere, 2018)
As humans continue to alter natural habitats indirectly and directly, species’ geographic ranges may change as they track shifting climate regimes or changing landscapes. Ecological niche models (ENMs) are frequently used to show modern ranges and forecast future range changes. These models, however, assume that a species will exhibit niche conservatism, though this is rarely tested. Here, we examine a woodpecker species with a well‐documented recent range expansion to assess the effectiveness of predictive models by comparing the pre‐ and post‐expansion climate/habitat niche using ENMs and multivariate principal components analysis. Occurrence data for the Red‐bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) were obtained from the pre‐expansion (1910–1939; n = 299) and post‐expansion (1980–2009; n = 868) time periods. Ecological niche models were constructed using GIS layers describing climate data and crop cover for the pre‐ and post‐expansion time periods. We then used the pre‐expansion ENM to forecast the distribution of Red‐bellied Woodpeckers into the post‐expansion time period, and vice versa, and calculated the niche overlap of the projected distributions and the actual distributions in those time periods to determine whether pre‐ and post‐expansion niches were similar. Predictive ENMs did not closely match the actual distributions in the pre‐ and post‐expansion time periods, respectively, and the pre‐expansion and post‐expansion niches were significantly different from each other (Schoener's D = 0.745, P < 0.001). Multivariate analyses revealed that the present‐day niche encompasses the past niche and that Red‐bellied Woodpeckers today have broader temperature and precipitation tolerances and are found in both more‐ and less‐forested areas than they were in the pre‐expansion era. Our analyses reveal that Red‐bellied Woodpeckers are not exhibiting climate or habitat niche conservatism, explaining why predictive ENMs for this species could not effectively track their range shift. This study emphasizes that predictive models may not be effective for species undergoing niche changes.
Keywords: Carolinian avifauna; climate change; ecological niche modeling; land cover change; Maxent; Melanerpes carolinus; niche conservatism; niche expansion; predictive modeling; range expansion; Red‐bellied Woodpecker

Addendum Architectural Cultural Resource Survey for PIN 9306.73.101, NYS Route 206 Slope Failure, Pavement Rehabilitation and Stormwater Lines, Town of Bainbridge and Village of Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York - A. Gore (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Architectural Cultural Resource Survey for PIN 1024.09.121 New York Route 196 over Dike Road, Town of Kingsbury, Washington County, New York - A. Gore (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey for OGS 45879 New Massena DOT Sub-Headquarters and Salt Storage, Town of Norfolk, St. Lawrence County, New York, MCD 08922 - A. Gore (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey for PIN 1024.09.121 New York Route 196 over Dike Road, Town of Kingsbury, Washington County, New York - A. Gore (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Freshwater reservoir offsets and food crusts: Isotope, AMS, and lipid analyses of experimental cooking residues - J. P. Hart; Taché, Karine; Lovis, William A. (PLOS ONE, 2018)
Freshwater reservoir offsets (FROs) occur when AMS dates on charred, encrusted food residues on pottery predate a pot's chronological context because of the presence of ancient carbon from aquatic resources such as fish. Research over the past two decades has demonstrated that FROs vary widely within and between water bodies and between fish in those water bodies. Lipid analyses have identified aquatic biomarkers that can be extracted from cooking residues as potential evidence for FROs. However, lacking has been efforts to determine empirically how much fish with FROs needs to be cooked in a pot with other resources to result in significant FRO on encrusted cooking residue and what percentage of fish C in a residue is needed to result in the recovery of aquatic biomarkers. Here we provide preliminary assessments of both issues. Our results indicate that in historically-contingent, high alkalinity environments <20% C from fish may result in a statistically significant FRO, but that biomarkers for aquatic resources may be present in the absence of a significant FRO.

A Glimpse of the Rich Artistic Expressions of Native Americas AD 1300-1700 - J. P. Hart (Gallery Guide-Community and Continuity: Native American Art of New York, 2018)

Review of: The Connected Past: Challenges to Network Studies in Archaeology and History - J. P. Hart (American Antiquity, 2018)

Isotopic evidence for broad diet including anadromous fish during the mid-Holocene in northeastern North America - Heins-Ledogar, Sarah; R. S. Feranec; Zuhlke, Jessica M. (Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2018)
Archaeological evidence, including riverine and lake settlements, as well as fishing and netting artifacts, suggests that there was an increased reliance on inland fisheries during the mid-Holocene (ca. 4500–1800 cal BP) in northeastern North America. Unfortunately, more direct lines of evidence investigating this idea have not been thoroughly examined due to several factors, including inconsistent excavation techniques, and limitations in destructive analysis of human material remains. Here, we measured stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values from one human female and fifteen terrestrial and aquatic faunal taxa from deposits within the mid-Holocene site, Dutchess Quarry Cave 1 (Orange County, NY), to assess dietary source proportions and determine whether anadromous fish were a prominent dietary component for this individual. Using cluster analysis, potential prey species were grouped into three sources consistent with anadromous fish (“prey 1”), carnivores and omnivores (“prey 2”), and terrestrial herbivores and game birds (“prey 3”). We evaluated the relative contributions of the stable isotope values of the three prey groups using Bayesian analysis with MixSIAR. Our results indicate that animals within prey 3 made up the largest component of this individual's diet, implying that terrestrial herbivores and game birds likely dominated her diet. Fauna from isotope groups prey 1 (anadromous fish) and 2 (carnivores and omnivores) supplemented the diet. Based on these data, it appears that anadromous fish were a seasonal component of human diet and that the incorporation of these resources did not involve the dramatic reduction of other year-round protein sources.
Keywords: Dutchess Quarry Cave; Early Woodland; Inland fishery; s Mixing model; Stable carbon isotopes; Stable nitrogen isotope

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 8101.46.121, Hutchinson River Parkway: Vicinity of East Lincoln Avenue, Village of Pelham and City of Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York - S. Higgins (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Minimum Age of the Mapleton, Tully, and Labrador Hollow Moraines Indicates Correlation with the Port Huron Phase in Central New York State - A. L. Kozlowski; B. Bird; Lowell, T. V.; Smith, C. A.; R. S. Feranec; Graham, B. L. (Quaternary Glaciation of the Great Lakes Region: Process, Landforms, Sediments, and Chronology, 2018)
The glaciated terrain along the northern edge of the Appalachian Plateau in the eastern Finger Lakes of central New York has long been recognized as an important location for meltwater routing and for proglacial lake development in the Great Lakes region. Despite recognition of multiple ice margins formed by the Ontario Lobe of the Laurentide ice sheet during the late Wisconsinan, numerical age control of several margins has been elusive, particularly in regard to regional readvances of the Port Bruce (ca. 16,980–18,000 cal [calibrated] yr B.P.) and Port Huron (ca. 14,300–16,000 cal yr B.P.) Phases. Utilizing light detection and ranging (LiDAR) terrain models in the eastern Finger Lakes area, we identifi ed and described the Mapleton, Tully, and Labrador Hollow moraines. Associated ice-marginal landforms include push moraines, fans, and hummocky topography. In places, these features intrude into the northern heads of through valleys. Coring of three basins directly associated with these landforms yielded more than 20 samples of boreal tree needles and twigs, and Dryas leaves. Accelerated mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon assay results indicate that poststadial lacustrine sedimentation began at ca. 15,000 cal yr B.P., consistent with ages of the Port Huron Phase.

Surficial Geology of Cayuga County, New York - A. L. Kozlowski; B. Bird; Leone, J.; Backhaus, K. J. (Map and Chart Series, 2018)

Surficial Geology of the Ithaca West 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Tompkins County, New York - A. L. Kozlowski; Backhaus, K. J.; Leone, J. (Map and Chart Series, 2018)

Surficial Geology of the Voorheesville 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Albany County, New York - A. L. Kozlowski; Backhaus, K. J.; Leone, J. (Map and Chart Series, 2018)

Radulaceae (Dumortier) Müller Frib. - Krayesky, D. M.; L. Leonardi; Chmielewski, J. G. (Bryophyte Flora of North America, Provisional Publication, 2018)

Early evolution of colonial animals (Ediacaran Evolutionary Radiation–Cambrian Evolutionary Radiation–Great Ordovician Biodiversification Interval) - E. Landing; Antcliffe, J. B.; Geyer, G.; Kouchinsky, A.; Bowser, S. S.; Andreas, A. (Earth-Science Reviews, 2018)
Re-evaluation of eumetazoan modular coloniality gives a new perspective to Ediacaran–Ordovician animal diversification. Highly integrated eumetazoan colonies (porpitids [“chondrophorines”], pennatulacean octocorals, anthozoans) prove to be unknown in the Ediacaran. Ediacaran Evolutionary Radiation (EER, new term) fossils include macroscopic and multicellular remains that cannot be compellingly related to any modern group. Claims of eumetazoan coloniality in the Ediacaran are questionable. The subsequent Cambrian Evolutionary Radiation (CER, terminal Ediacaran–late early Cambrian) records appearance and diversification of deep burrowers and a relatively abrupt development of biomineralization. The CER began in a transition zone that spans the Ediacaran–Cambrian boundary and includes the final few million years of the Ediacaran. The early CER has pseudocolonial(?) Corumbella that may be related to some Phanerozoic taxa (conulariids) and records appearance of the first macroscopic biomineralised organisms (Cloudina, Namacalathus, Namapoikea), which may not be eumetazoans. Modular eumetazoans dominate and define many Ordovician and younger habitats (coral, bryozoan, sabellitid reefs; pelagic larvaceans, salps, early–middle Palaeozoic graptolites), but eumetazoan coloniality largely “missed” the EER and CER. All purported Ediacaran–Ordovician porpitids (“chondophorines”) and pennatulaceans are not colonial eumetazoans. Only in the late early Cambrian (late CER) or early middle Cambrian do a few modular colonial eumetazoans first occur as fossils. These include Sphenothallus (available evidence precludes Torellella coloniality), some corals (colonial “coralomorphs”), and lower middle Cambrian graptolithoids. Modular eumetazoan colonies (corals, graptolithoids) in the late early and early middle Cambrian (late Epoch 2–early Epoch 3) and appearance of mid-water predators (cephalopods, euconodonts) and bryozoans in the late Cambrian–earliest Ordovician (late Furongian–early Tremadocian) are the root for the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Interval (GOBI, new term) and diverse later Phanerozoic communities.
Keywords: Cambrian; Colonies; Early evolution; Ediacaran; Eumetazoa; Ordovician

Iapetan Rift‒Passive Margin Transition in NE Laurentia and Eustatic Control on Continental Slope Oxygenation, Taconic Slate Colors, and Early Paleozoic Climate - E. Landing; Webster, M. (110th New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference and 90th New York State Geological Association Meeting, 2018)

Tropical Weathering of the Taconic Orogeny (i.e., “orogen”) as a Driver for Ordovician Cooling - E. Landing (Geology Forum, 2018)
Swanson-Hysell and Macdonald (2017) follow Kump et al.’s (1999) proposal that decreasing temperatures through the Ordovician (e.g., Trotter et al., 2008) are largely explained by CO2 sequestration with weathering of silicates exposed by Taconic arc-Laurentia collision. They propose higher weatherability of the west-east‒trending Taconic orogen that they shift to a more equatorial, wet-tropical setting. The concerns that may be raised by a reader are whether the following are all responses to this orogeny: (1) the Ordovician temperature record, (2) the strontium and neodymium isotope record interpreted to reflect the Taconic orogeny (Swanson-Hysell and Macdonald, 2017), and (3) the interpreted pCO2.

Surficial Geology of the West Groton 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Cayuga and Tompkins Counties, New York - Leone, J.; Backhaus, K. J. (Map and Chart Series, 2018)

International Symposium on the Ediacaran– Cambrian Transition (ISECT) 2017 - Liu, A. G.; Matthews, J. J.; McIlroy, D.; Narbonne, G. M.; E. Landing; Menon, L. R.; Laflamme, M. (Episodes, 2018)

Cultural Resource Survey Report for An Architectural Survey of PIN 8473.14.101, US 1 over Mamaroneck River (BIN 100040), Village of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resource Survey Short Form for An Architectural Survey of PIN 2023.34.101, NY 69 over Saquoit Creek (BIN 1009919), Villages of Whitesboro and Yorkville and Town of Whitestown, Oneida County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resources Survey Report for an Architectural Survey of PIN 1EST.02.101 and 1EST.03.101, Empire State Trail, hamlets of Pattersonville, Rotterdam Junction and Lower Rotterdam Junction, Town of Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

A Cultural Resources Survey Report for An Architectural Survey of PIN 3M00.18l.101 NYSDOT Tompkins County Residency, Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

A Cultural Resources Survey Report for An Architectural Survey of PIN 2805.82.121, Pavement Rehabilitation - Route 67 and Route 920P, Hamlet of Manny Corners, Town of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

A Cultural Resources Survey Report for An Architectural Survey of PIN 8101.46.121, Hutchinson River Parkway: Vicinity of East Lincoln Avenue, Village of Pelham, City of Mount Vernon, Town of Pelham, Westchester County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resources Survey Report for an Architectural Survey of PIN 2805.95.121 Culvert Project 18: Culvert C230012, NY Route 5, Town of Manheim, Herkimer County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resources Survey Short Form for an Architectural Survey of PIN 2805.95.121 Culvert Project 18: Culvert C250071, NY Route 30A, Town of Mohawk, Montgomery County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resources Survey Short Form for an Architectural Survey of PIN 2805.95.121 Culvert Project 18: Culvert C250001, NY Route 5, Town of St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resources Survey Short Form for an Architectural Survey of PIN 2805.95.121 Culvert Project 18: Culvert C250034, NY Route 5S, Town of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York. - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Inventory of PIN 8813.27.121, Tuckahoe Road Bridge over Sprain Brook Parkway (BIN 5348090), City of Yonkers, Westchester County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Structural Documentation, Eastbound Union Turnpike Spanning Grand Central Parkway (BIN 1075880), Kew Gardens, Queens County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Structural Documentation, Westbound Union Turnpike Spanning Grand Central Parkway (BIN 1065030), Kew Gardens, Queens County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Coupling Lithic Sourcing with Least Cost Path Analysis to Model Paleoindian Pathways in Northeastern North America - J. C. Lothrop; Burke, A. L.; S. Winchell-Sweeney; Gauthier, G. (American Antiquity, 2018)
Projections of Paleoindian range mobility in the late Pleistocene are typically inferred from straight-line distances between toolstone sources and sites where artifacts of these raw materials have been found. Often, however, these sourcing assessments are not based on geologic analysis, raising the issue of correct source ascription. If sites of similar age can be linked to a toolstone source through geologic study, and direct procurement of toolstone can be inferred, geographic information systems (GIS) modeling of travel routes between the source and those sites can reveal route segments of annual rounds and aspects of landscape use. In the Hudson Valley of eastern New York, Paleoindian peoples exploited Normanskill chert outcrops for toolstone during the late Pleistocene. Here, we combine X-ray fluorescence sourcing results that link Normanskill chert artifacts at Paleoindian sites to the West Athens Hill source outcrop in the Hudson Valley with GIS least cost path analysis to model seasonal pathways of late Pleistocene peoples in northeastern North America.

New Data on Paleoindian Sites and Isolated Finds in the Wallkill/Rondout Valley of New York and New Jersey - J. C. Lothrop; LaPorta, Philip C.; Diamond, Joseph E.; M.H. Younge; S. Winchell-Sweeney (In The Eastern Fluted Point Tradition II, 2018)

The Cheever and Mineville Iron Oxide-Apatite (IOA) Deposits - M. V. Lupulescu; J. R. Chiarenzelli; Bailey, D. G.; S. P. Regan; Singer, J. W. (110th New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference and 90th New York State Geological Association Meeting, 2018)

Columbite-Group Minerals from New York Pegmatites: Insights from Isotopic and Geochemical Analyses - M. V. Lupulescu; J. R. Chiarenzelli; M. E. Pecha; J. W. Singer; S. P. Regan (Geosciences, 2018)
Columbite crystals from niobium-yttrium-fluorine (NYF) pegmatites lacking zircon or containing metamict cyrtolite were analyzed for major and minor elements (Electron Microprobe (EMP)), trace elements (Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)), and U-Pb geochronology (Laser AblationMulti-Collector-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS)). All four pegmatite localities sampled are hosted by the Proterozoic Fordham gneiss and/or Paleozoic Bedford gneiss (Columbite-(Fe); Kinkel and Baylis localities) and the Manhattan Schist of Lower Paleozoic age (Columbite-(Mn); Fort George and Harlem River Drive localities) and yield Neoacadian ages. The weighted average U-Pb ages are 372.2 8.2 Ma (Baylis Quarry), 371.3 7.3 and 383.4 8.9 Ma (Kinkel Quarry); 383 15 Ma (185th St. and Harlem River Drive); and 372 10 Ma (Fort George). A partial metamict zircon (“cyrtolite”) from the Kinkel Quarry yielded a weighted average U-Pb age of 376.9 4.3 Ma. The Neoacadian ages obtained agree with those determined by thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) for zircon from Lithium-Cesium-Tantalum (LCT) pegmatites from Connecticut and Maine. No pegmatites temporally associated with the Taconic orogeny were found. The size, lack of common Pb, uniform U concentrations across crystal cross-sections, sufficient but moderate uranium concentrations, lack of metamictization, and consistency in U-Pb isotopic ratios for columbite samples BCB-COL, NYSM #25232, and NYSM #525.8 suggests they show promise as potential standards for oxide mineral LA-MC-ICP-MS geochronological analyses, however, additional characterization using ID-TIMS would be necessary to develop as such.
Keywords: Bedford; Manhattan; columbite-(Fe); columbite-(Mn); Neoacadian; NYF pegmatites; U-Pb columbite geochronology

An Historical–Economic Description of Several Iron Deposits from the Adirondack Region of NewYork - M. V. Lupulescu (Iron in New York, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 5009.13.121, New York State Route 83, Town of Arkwright, Chautauqua County, New York - A. Lynch (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

A Cultural Resource Site Examination Report of The Sisson Site (NYSM # 12683, SHPO USN # 09902.000064) PIN 3807.39.101 NYS Route 414 Culvert # C310070, Town of Fayette (MCD #09902), Seneca County. New York - A. Lynch (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

A Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey for Otisco Lake Boat Launch, Town of Spafford, Onondaga County, New York - A. Lynch (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

On Monuments and Racial Violence - Marsh, D.; Gwendolyn W Saul (Anthropology News, 2018)

Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey Report for Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area Timber Harvest, Town of Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York - D. E. Mazeau (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

The Many and Varied MCLs (Maritime Cultural Landscapes) of New York - D. E. Merwin (Proceedings of the Maritime Cultural Landscape Symposium, Volume 1: Presentation Papers, 2018)

Nepytia pellucidaria (Packard) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in New York State - Mihuc, J. R.; T. L. McCabe (News of The Lepidopterists’ Society, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Phase I Archaeological Survey Report, PIN 3M00.18.101 Tompkins County Sub-Residency, Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport, Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York - Moragne, S. (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Phase I Archaeological Survey Report for Proposed Lake George Park Commission Office Facility and Lake George Battlefield Park Visitors Interpretive Center, Village of Lake George, Warren County, New York - Moragne, S. (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Phase I Report, PIN 3155.28.121 New York State Route 90 (Cayuga Street) over Outlet to Cayuga Lake, Village of Union Springs, Cayuga County, New York - Moragne, S. (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Phase IB Report – Addendum, PIN 3169.05.101/BIN 1023380, NY Route 34B (Ridge Road) over Salmon Creek, Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York - Moragne, S. (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Iron in New York - M. Pickands (New York State Museum Record, 2018)

Preface - M. Pickands (Iron in New York, 2018)

Laurentide ice sheet meltwater routing along the Iro-Mohawk River, eastern New York, USA - Porreca, Charles; Briner, Jason P.; A. L. Kozlowski (Geomorphology, 2018)
The rerouting of meltwater as the configuration of ice sheets evolved during the last deglaciation is thought to have led to some of the most significant perturbations to the climate system in the late Quaternary. However, the complex pattern of ice sheet meltwater drainage off the continents, and the timing of rerouting events, remains to be fully resolved. As the Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) retreated north of the Adirondack Uplands of northeastern New York State during the last deglaciation, a large proglacial lake, Lake Iroquois, found a lower outlet that resulted in a significant flood event. This meltwater rerouting event, from outflow via the Iro-Mohawk River valley (southern Adirondack Mountains) to the spillway at Covey Hill (northeastern Adirondack Mountains), is hypothesized to have taken place ~ 13.2 ka and disturbed meridional circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean. However, the timing of the rerouting event is not certain because the event has not been directly dated. With improving the history of Lake Iroquois drainage in mind, we obtained cosmogenic 10Be exposure ages on a strath terrace on Moss Island, along the Iro-Mohawk River spillway. We hypothesize that Moss Island's strath terrace became abandoned during the rerouting event. Six 10Be ages from the strath surface average 14.8 ± 1.3 ka, which predates the previously published bracketing radiocarbon ages of ~ 13.2 ka. Several possibilities for the discrepancy exist: (1) the 10Be age accurately represents the timing of a decrease in discharge through the Iro-Mohawk River spillway; (2) the age is influenced by inheritance. The 10Be ages from glacially sculpted surfaces on Moss Island above the strath terrace predate the deglaciation of the site by 5 to 35 ky; and (3) the abandonment of the Moss Island strath terrace relates to knickpoint migration and not the final abandonment of the Iro-Mohawk River as the Lake Iroquois spillway. Further study and application of cosmogenic 10Be exposure dating in the region may lead to tighter chronologic constraints of meltwater history of the LIS.
Keywords: 10Be dating; Ice sheet; meltwater; Pothole; Strath terrace

Community + Continuity - Gwendolyn W Saul (Gallery Guide-Community and Continuity: Native American Art of New York, 2018)

In Whose Honor? On Monuments, Public Spaces, Historical Narratives, and Memory - Gwendolyn W Saul; Marsh, Diana E. (Museum Anthropology, 2018)
Recent organized protests have incurred outrage over monuments commemorating Confederate military leaders; in some cities, such as Baltimore, statues of Confederate military leaders have been removed overnight. In this context of charged public discourse, we ask: Does the immediate removal of these statues and monuments truly change the representation of histories and heritage? This expanded commentary, emanating from a Late‐Breaking Roundtable Session at the American Anthropological Association's 2017 annual meeting, is a discussion of the nuances and more obvious manipulations of power exercised through public spaces, representations, place names, and the production of historical narratives embedded in material forms of cultural memory. Research in the field of museum anthropology offers analysis pertinent to this subject, as well as intentioned practices to support communities addressing the violences, disparities, and racisms embedded in American history, and its material forms of cultural memory. In organizing the session, we suggested participants might explore the significance of “dissonant” or “negative” heritage; the narratives, counternarratives, and contestations highlighted in these controversies; or offer comparative perspectives from contexts other than the United States. [public spaces, historical narratives, heritage, representation, museums, Confederate monuments and statues]

Inspiration from Museum Collections: An Exhibit as a Case Study in Building Relationships between Museums and Indigenous Artists - Gwendolyn W Saul; Jolie, R. (The American Indian Quarterly, 2018)
Elements of the Earth is an exhibit featured in the Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies exhibition gallery at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico. Guest-curated by Ohkay Owingeh ceramicist Clarence Cruz, the exhibit features narrative written by Cruz and examples of his ceramic artwork inspired by pre-Hispanic and historic Ohkay Owingeh ceramics from the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology collections. The exhibit evolved as a collaboration between Cruz and the Maxwell Museum as part of Cruz’s master’s thesis in studio art and was sponsored by the Ortiz Center. As museums strive to establish and build relationships with Indigenous communities, groups, and individuals, the work of the Alfonso Ortiz Center in supporting projects and exhibits such as Elements of the Earth provides an opportunity to reflect on the process of building reciprocal working relationships. Most importantly, in this case study, having an institution distinct from the museum has produced an exhibition that is aimed to support the intentions of Indigenous communities and artists. For Cruz, the support of the Ortiz Center and the Maxwell Museum made possible an opportunity to introduce Ohkay Owingeh and other Pueblo youth to the cultural importance and historical practices of harvesting clay and making ceramics within Puebloan communities.

Documentation of Myrophis punctatus (Speckled Worm Eel) from Marine Waters of New York - Schmidt, Robert E.; J. J Wright (Northeastern Naturalist, 2018)
Recent accessions to the fish collection of the New York State Museum contained specimens of Myrophis punctatus (Speckled Worm Eel) from New York waters. This is the first published documentation of the species in New York based on specimens of the leptocephalus stage and juveniles. Its small size and behavior make the Speckled Worm Eel particularly difficult to sample with conventional gear, and it may be more abundant and widespread than historical observations indicate.

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Architectural Survey of PIN 4404.19.101, Route 941B/Empire Boulevard Pavement Rehabilitation from Culver Road to Helendale Road, City of Rochester and Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York - V. A. Schmitt (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

PIN 2754.38.121 BIN 4426080/ Higginsville Road Bridge Replacement, Higginsville Road (County Route 50A), Town of Verona, Oneida County, New York, Architectural Survey - V. A. Schmitt (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey of OGS SC307, New State Police Barracks, Town of Chatham, Columbia County, New York - Sobik, C. (Cultural Resource Survey Program, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 1810.74.121, Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, Menands Bike/Ped Connector, Broadway (New York State Route 32) to Mohawk/Hudson Bike Hike Trail, Village of Menands, Albany County, New York - Sobik, C. (New York State Museum, 2018)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PINS 1EST.02.101 and 1EST.03.101, Empire State Trail: New Trail Connections adjacent to Erie Canal and Railroad, Town of Rotterdam, Hamlets of Rotterdam Junction and Pattersonville, Schenectady County, NY - Sobik, C.; R. Dean (New York State Museum, 2018)

Cultural Resources Management Survey for OGS SC307, Investigation of Properties for Barracks Program, Town of Chatham, Columbia County, New York - Sobik, C. (New York State Museum, 2018)

Revision of the genus Aleyda Schaus, 1928 with the description of one new species (Lepidoptera: Mimallonidae) - St Laurent, R. A.; T. L. McCabe; Malm, T. (SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia, 2018)
The genus Aleyda Schaus, 1928 is revised. The male of the type species of Aleyda, A. accipiter, is redescribed, and the female is figured for the first time. Aleyda heppneri St Laurent, McCabe & Malm, sp. n. from Panamá and French Guiana is newly described. Male and female genitalia of both species are figured for the first time. KEY WORDS: Lepidoptera, Mimallonidae, Cicinnus, Euphaneta, taxonomy, French Guiana, Panama.

Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report of Cove Road at Pools Brook/Erie Canal Boat Launch Site Town of Verona, (MCD 06522), Oneida County, New York - D. Staley (New York State Museum, 2018)

Visitors and Vandals — The Post-Abandonment Archaeological Record at the Adirondack Iron and Steel Company’s “New Furnace” - D. Staley (Iron in New York, 2018)

A Cultural Resource Survey Report for An Addendum Architectural Survey of PIN 3269.05.101, Replacement of BIN 1023380, NYS Route34B (Ridge Road) over Salmon Creek, Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York - T. Thomas (New York State Museum, 2018)

Evaluation of John Boyd Thacher Park, Albany County, New York, For its Merit in Meeting National Criteria as a National Natural Landmark, Final Report - Venti, N. L.; C. A. Ver Straeten; Osgood, S. C.; DiTroia, A. L. (Submitted to the National Park Service. Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2018)

Iron-rich Sedimentary Deposits of NewYork: An Overview - C. A. Ver Straeten (Iron in New York, 2018)

Pseudocryptic species of the Middle Cambrian trilobite Eodiscus Hartt, in Walcott, 1884, from Avalonian and Laurentian Newfoundland - Westrop, Stephen R.; E. Landing; Dengler, Alyce A. (Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2018)
Two species of the Middle Cambrian trilobite Eodiscus Hartt, in Walcott, 1884, E. punctatus (Salter, 1864) and E. scanicus (Linnarsson, 1883), have been reported from several paleocontinents. However, in their respective type areas of Avalonian Britain and Baltica (Sweden), both species are poorly documented from moulds preserved in siliciclastic mudstone that are variably compacted and distorted. Moreover, variation in such characters as surface sculpture between putative occurrences suggests that widespread use of these names may mask species differentiation within and between paleocontinents. Detailed examination of Eodiscus sclerites that are exquisitely preserved in full relief in limestone from the Manuels River Formation of Avalonian Newfoundland and the Shallow Bay Formation of Laurentian Newfoundland demonstrates the presence of multiple species that are distinct from both E. punctatus and E. scanicus. We interpret them as a group of pseudocryptic species that are comparable to groups that are now identified routinely among modern invertebrates. New species are E. confossus, E. tuberculus, and E. coloholcus. At the current state of knowledge, E. punctatus and E. scanicus are best restricted to their respective types.

Analyzing the Tooth Development of Sabertooth Carnivores: Implications Regarding the Ecology and Evolution of Smilodon fatalis - Wysocki, M. A.; R. S. Feranec (Smilodon: The Iconic Sabertooth, 2018)

Age and origin of the Cannon Point syenite, Essex County, New York: southernmost expression of Monteregian Hills magmatism? - Bailey, D. G.; M. V. Lupulescu; J. R. Chiarenzelli; Traylor, Jonathan P. (Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2017)
Two syenite sills intrude the local Paleozoic strata of eastern New York State and are exposed along the western shore of Lake Champlain. The sills are fine-grained, alkali feldspar syenites and quartz syenites, with phenocrysts of sanidine and albite. The two sills are compositionally distinct, with crossing rare earth element profiles and different incompatible element ratios, which eliminates the possibility of a simple petrogenetic relationship. Zircon extracted from the upper sill yields a U–Pb age of 131.1 ± 1.7 Ma, making the sills the youngest known igneous rocks in New York State. This age is similar to that of the earliest intrusions in the Monteregian Hills of Quebec, >100 km to the north. Sr and Nd radiogenic isotope ratios are also similar to those observed in some of the syenitic rocks of the eastern Monteregian Hills. The Cannon Point syenites have compositions typical of A-type, within-plate granitoids. They exhibit unusually high Ta and Nb concentrations, resulting in distinct trace element signatures that are similar to those of the silicic rocks of the Valles Caldera, a large, rift-related magmatic system. We suggest that the Cannon Point syenites were melts derived primarily by anatexis of old, primitive, lower crustal material in response to Mesozoic rifting and to the intrusion of mantle-derived magmas. The sills indicate that the effects of continental rifting were spatially and temporally extensive, resulting in the reactivation of basement faults in the Lake Champlain Valley hundreds of kilometers west of the active rift boundary, and crustal melting >50 Ma after the initiation of rifting.

Kimberlites in the Cayuga Lake Region of Central New York: The Six Mile Creek, Williams Brook, and Taughannock Creek Dikes - Bailey, D. G.; M. V. Lupulescu; J. R. Chiarenzelli (Field Trip Guide, New York State Geological Association 89th Annual Meeting, 2017)

Soils and Agricultural Carrying Capacity - Beach, T.; Luzzadder-Beach, S.; Sweetwood, R. V.; Farrell, P.; D. E. Mazeau; Terry, R. E. (Ancient Maya Commerce: Multidisciplinary Research at Chunchucmil, 2017)

Surficial Geology of the Owasco Quadrangle, Cayuga and Onondaga Counties, New York - B. Bird; A. L. Kozlowski; Pair, D. L. (Map and Chart Series, 2017)

Lyon Mountain ferroan leucogranite suite: Magmatic response to extensional thinning of overthickened crust in the core of the Grenville orogen - J. R. Chiarenzelli; Selleck, B.; M. V. Lupulescu; Bickford, M. E.; Valley, P.; McLelland, L. (Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2017)
Evidence is presented for the crystallization age (ca. 1066−1033 Ma) and origin of the Lyon Mountain Granite (formerly Lyon Mountain Gneiss), a widespread magnetite-bearing leucogranitic igneous suite in the Adirondack Highlands. Recent reinterpretations of U-Pb zircon results have led some to propose that the Lyon Mountain Granite was intruded synchronously with the Shawinigan anorthosite-mangerite-charnockite-granite (AMCG) suite at ca. 1165−1145 Ma. However, this interpretation conflicts with the recognized chronology of the region based on field and analytical studies, which have established a late to postkinematic Ottawan crystallization age (ca. 1050 Ma). Herein, we show that the older ages reported are a consequence of zircon inheritance; we summarize existing and provide new U-Pb zircon data expanding the recognized extent of the Lyon Mountain Granite; and we review long-recognized field relationships and temporal associations among structures within the region and southern Grenville Province. Field relations include a spatial, and likely temporal, link with iron oxide−apatite deposits, gabbroic and amphibolite bodies, and association with late extensional faults and hydrothermal alteration. The variable fabric of the Lyon Mountain Granite is a consequence of magmatic/intrusive processes, proximity to synintrusive structures, and timing of intrusion relative to deformation during an ∼30 m.y. period. The Lyon Mountain Granite formed during late Ottawan anatexis related to gravitational collapse of overthickened crust. Its anhydrous ferroan nature, zircon xenocryst population, and association with magnetite-apatite deposits can be explained by partial melting of Shawinigan-aged, AMCG-dominated lower crust.

Sediment Provenance Utility of Detrital Zircon Grains From Upper Amphibolite Facies Rocks of the Grenville Supergroup, Adirondack Lowlands, Northeastern United States - J. R. Chiarenzelli; Kratzmann, D.; Selleck, B.; DeLorraine, W.; M. V. Lupulescu (Sediment Provenance Influences on Compositional Change from Source to Sink, 2017)
Detrital zircons in quartz-rich lithologies from the deformed and metamorphosed Mesoproterozoic Adirondack Lowlands in northern New York, part of the Grenville Province, have been used to document sediment provenance and basin evolution, and provide initial temporal constraints on sedimentation. Despite the effects of Shawinigan (c. 1200–1150 Ma) and Elzevirian (c. 1240–1225 Ma) orogenesis, zircon grains recovered from quartz-rich lithologies from the Grenville Supergroup largely retain detrital morphology and isotopic systematics, while displaying minimal metamorphic effects. The ages obtained constrain deposition of the entire sequence between c. 1276 and 1255 Ma. Changes in provenance track the evolution of the basin from the initial rift-drift phase, foredeep development, and transition to final basin fill and response to initial pre-Elzevirian compression. The relative lack of zircons derived from the Superior Province and predominance of those from south-central Laurentia during deposition of the sequences indicates the influence of an intervening oceanic basin to the north.
Keywords: Adirondack Lowlands; Basin evolution; Detrital zircons; Grenville Province; Grenville Supergroup; Provenance; Upper amphibolite facies

The Marcellus Subgroup in the Type Area, Central New York State - Danielsen, E. M.; Over, D. J.; G.C. Baird; C. A. Ver Straeten (Stratigraphy, 2017)
The type area for the Marcellus subgroup, a major target for natural gas in the Appalachian Basin, is located near the village of Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York. The Marcellus crops out in several road and stream exposures, but the type section designated by Cooper in 1930 is incomplete; the Union Springs Formation and the lower Oatka Creek Formation are covered. A new composite type section that incorporates the original section in Jackknife Ravine, as well as another stream, contains a nearly complete exposure of the Marcellus subgroup. The composite type section now incorporates the lower most unit of the Marcellus overlying the Seneca Member of the Onondaga Limestone, the Union Springs Formation. The Union Springs Formation consists solely of the Bakoven Member in the type area marking the drowning of the Eifelian carbonate ramp and the base of the Hamilton Group. The Oatka Creek Formation, the first complete depositional sequence of the Hamilton Group, consists of five members in the composite type section: the Hurley, Cherry Valley, East Berne, Chittenango, and Cardiff. The Mottville Member of the Skaneateles Formation overlies the Cardiff, which marks the upper contact of the Marcellus subgroup. The total thickness of the Marcellus in the type area is approximately 83 meters.

Genetic variation and biogeography of the spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus from core and peripheral populations - David, Solomon R.; J. J Wright (Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 2017)
The spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) shows a disjunct natural distribution, with a core population extending from the central Mississippi River Basin to the U.S. gulf coast and a peripheral population in the southern Great Lakes Basin. Despite significant conservation concerns for this species in the Great Lakes watersheds where it occurs, few genetic examinations and comparisons of these populations have been performed. We investigated inter- and intrapopulational variation in several mitochondrial genetic markers (cytochrome oxidase subunit I, COI; cytochrome oxidase subunit II, COII; and 16S rRNA, 16S) from spotted gars taken from core and peripheral populations. Genetic diversity was highest in the Mississippi River Basin and lowest in the Great Lakes Basin, while the Nueces River Basin (Texas) population showed the greatest level of divergence from other populations. Average genetic distance among core and peripheral populations was over an order of magnitude less than that seen between L. oculatus and its sister species, the Florida gar (L. platyrhincus), although a significant correlation was found between genetic and geographical distance in L. oculatus. Genetic divergence in spotted gars is likely to be related to a combination of geographic isolation and founder effects associated with recent colonization following glacial retreat. Despite its apparent lack of significant genetic differentiation or haplotype diversity, the Great Lakes population of spotted gars has previously been shown to be a unique component of the species, and additional studies are needed to determine the genetic mechanisms underlying regional adaptations as well as potential morphological differentiation among spotted gar populations.

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report for PIN 8009.11.121, The Replacement of the Culvert (C824084) NYS Route 199 over a tributary of the Shekomekeo Creek in the Town of Pine Plains, Hamlet of Pulver’s Corners, Dutchess County, New York - R. Dean (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report. PIN 3076.21.101 Route 5 Safety Project and Widening. Village and Town of Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York - R. Dean; Dobbin, R. (New York State Museum, 2017)

Appendix 6: Dietary Ecology of Early Peruvians from Huaca Prieta and Paredones: Integrating Stable Isotope and Dental Microwear Texture Analysis - DeSantis, L. R. G.; Dillehay, T. D.; Goodbred, S. L.; R. S. Feranec (Where the Land Meets the Sea: Fourteen Millennia of Human Prehistory on the North Coast of Peru, 2017)

Fabric Fragments from Pine Island, Alabama: Indicator of an Evolving Male Costume Item - P. B. Drooker (Southeastern Archaeology, 2017)
European and indigenous artifacts from a grave near a mound on Pine Island in the Tennessee River near Guntersville, Alabama, donated to the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in 1915, included a group of fabric fragments. The fragments, which incorporate interlaced bison-hair yarns, most likely represent portions of a sash, an accessory with a long history in Mississippian iconography but with few extant archaeological examples. This paper addresses fabric attributes, comparable archaeological and historical fabrics, and the social significance of this costume item.
Keywords: Alabama; bison-hair yarn; Early historical period; Pine Island; sash; textile

The Fabric of Power: Textiles in Mississippian Politics and Ritual - P. B. Drooker (Forging Southeastern Identities: Social Archaeology, Ethnohistory, and Folklore of the Mississippian to Early Historic South, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report of PIN 1188.36.101, Route 67 over the Battenkill Railroad, Town of White Creek (MCD 11516), Washington County, New York - Dubuque, J. (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report of PIN 1188.36.101, Route 67 over the Battenkill Railroad, Town of White Creek (MCD 11516), Washington County, New York - Dubuque, J. (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 2805.77.101, Culvert C260154, NYS Route 12, Village of Boonville, Oneida County, New York - Dubuque, J. (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report of PIN 2805.77.101, Replacement or Repair of Culvert 260155, Route 12D (Post Street), Village and Town of Boonville (MCD 06547 and 06504), Oneida County, New York - Dubuque, J. (New York State Museum, 2017)

Trace Element Analysis Provides Insight into the Diets of Early Late Miocene Ungulates from the Rudabánya II Locality (Hungary) - Eastham, L.C.; R. S. Feranec; Begun, D. R. (Geologica Acta, 2017)
The early Late Miocene vertebrate locality of Rudabánya II (R. II) in northeastern Hungary preserves an abundance of forest-adapted ungulate species. To better understand the ecological relationships within this ancient ecosystem, we used analysis of enamel strontium/calcium (Sr/Ca) ratios to infer dietary preferences. The goals of the analysis were to: i) determine whether these ungulate species specialized in specific plants or plant parts; ii) discern whether the Sr/Ca ratios support what was previously suggested about the ecology of these species; and iii) evaluate the factors that may have acted to promote coexistence within this diverse community of predominantly browsing herbivores. Results show significant differences in the diets of the sampled species. The highest Sr/Ca ratios were displayed by the suids Parachleuastochoerus kretzoii [B1] and Propotamochoerus palaeochoerus implying a preference for Sr-rich underground plant parts. Elevated Sr/Ca ratios yielded by the cervid Lucentia aff. pierensis and equid Hippotherium intrans are indicative of intermediate feeding. The bovid Miotragocerus sp. showed higher Sr/Ca ratios than the gomphothere Tetralophodon longirostris, which is incongruent with morphological and stable isotope data, and suggested browsing by both taxa. This finding is likely the result of a difference in digestive physiology (ruminant vs. monogastric) rather than a difference in dietary behaviour. The lowest Sr/Ca ratios were displayed by the traguild Dorcatherium naui and moschid Micromeryx flourensianussuggesting a preference for Sr-poor fruits. Resource specialization and partitioning within the local environment likely acted to decrease interspecific competition and promote coexistence within the diverse ungulate community at R. II.
Keywords: Hungary; Late Miocene; paleoecology; Sr/Ca ratios; Ungulates

The dynamics of Chaoborus americanus in an Adirondack lake following the reintroduction of fish - Farrell, Jeremy L.; Siegfried, C. A.; Daniels, R. A.; Sutherland, James W.; Boylen, Charles W.; Bloomfield, Jay A.; Quinn, Scott O.; Nierzwicki-Bauer, Sandra A. (Limnologica, 2017)
Acid deposition during the 20th century led to the gradual elimination of fish in Brooktrout Lake (Adirondack Mountains, New York State). Thereafter, the lake was colonized by Chaoborus americanus, a dipteran with an aquatic larval stage that typically resides in the pelagic zone in fishless lakes. During subsequent chemical recovery from acidification, the lake was stocked with Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). For seven years following this reintroduction we examined the re-adaptation of the food chain. The C. americanus abundance and distribution was quantified utilizing a combination of hydroacoustics, traditional vertical net tows and Schindler-Patalas trap collections. Hydroacoustic backscattering signals were repeatable and correlated (r = 0.86, p = 0.003) with C. americanus abundance. Backscattering, depth, month and year were used to develop a random forest model that predicted the C. americanus density (r2 = 0.67,  p< 0.05). The hydroacoustic signal revealed a clear but limited diurnal vertical migration of C. americanus. The signal continued in the presence of the fish population beginning with reintroduction in 2005 and extending through 2011. In 2012, the hydroacoustic signal no longer was present in the lake, suggesting that the fish had eliminated the C. americanus population, which was verified with net tows. Using novel and traditional survey methods, we demonstrate that the reintroduction of fish can alter the lake community structure significantly through the extirpation of the major component of the pelagic zone.

Hypsodonty, horses, and the spread of C4 grasses during the middle Miocene in southern California - R. S. Feranec; Pagnac, D. C. (Evolutionary Ecology Research, 2017)
Background: C4 grasses were not abundant in North America during the middle Miocene (c. 15 Ma). They did not become abundant until around 7 Ma. One can analyse stable carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope values in the enamel of fossil horse teeth to determine the extent to which horses were eating C4 grasses even during the period before those grasses became abundant. Questions: In southern California, what proportion of a middle Miocene horse’s diet was made up of C4 grasses? Was the amount enough to influence the size and shape of horse teeth? Organisms: Eighty-five specimens of five fossil horse species – Acritohippus stylodontus, Archaeohippus mourningi, Merychippus californicus, Scaphohippus intermontanus, and Scaphohippus sumani – from the middle Miocene (c. 16 Ma) of southern California (i.e. Barstow Formation, Cajon Valley Formation, and Temblor Formation). Methods: To determine if C4 grasses were present in middle Miocene horse diets, we analysed stable carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope values from the enamel of the fossils. If the result did indicate C4 foraging at a locality, we modelled the percentage of C4 grasses in equid diets using Stable Isotope Analysis in R (SIAR) v.4.2.2. Results: Modelled percentage C4 in equid diets was <20%. Each formation was statistically significantly different from the others in terms of δ13C values. Barstow specimens had the highest values, those from Cajon Valley the lowest, and those from Temblor were intermediate. Those results indicate that horses ate C4 grasses within the Barstow and possibly the Temblor Formation but not the Cajon Valley Formation. Within the Barstow sample, Scaphohippus sumani had statistically significantly lower δ13C but statistically significantly higher δ18O values than Acritohippus stylodontus, suggesting a higher proportion of C3 grasses in the diet of Scaphohippus sumani versus a higher proportion of C4 grasses for Acritohippus stylodontus. The latter species also had higher tooth crowns, consistent with a diet richer in C4 grasses. There were no statistically significant differences between species at Cajon Valley for either δ13C or δ18O. The δ13C values for Merychippus californicus suggest that the habitats of the Temblor Formation had a low percentage (<6%) of C4 plants. Conclusions: C4 grasses lived in the mid-Miocene landscape in southern California up to 8 million years before the rapid increase in C4 ecosystems that occurred worldwide about 7 to 5 Ma. Horses foraged these grasses, so hypotheses related to horse morphological evolution must take C4 plants into account.
Keywords: C3 plants; C4 plants; Equidae; grasslands; hypsodonty; Miocene; stable isotope

Ice Age Mammals Colonize New York: A STEM Lab Derived from Collections-Based Research at the New York State Museum - R. S. Feranec; A. L. Kozlowski (New York State Museum Education Leaflet, 2017)

Division within the North American boreal forest: Ecological niche divergence between the Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) and Gray-cheeked Thrush (C. minimus) - FitzGerald, Alyssa M. (Ecology and Evolution, 2017)
Sister species that diverged in allopatry in similar environments are expected to exhibit niche conservatism. Using ecological niche modeling and a multivariate analysis of climate and habitat data, I test the hypothesis that the Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) and Gray-cheeked Thrush (C. mimimus), sister species that breed in the North American boreal forest, show niche conservatism. Three tree species that are important components of breeding territories of both thrush species were combined with climatic variables to create niche models consisting of abiotic and biotic components. Abiotic-only, abiotic+biotic, and biotic-only models were evaluated using the area under the curve (AUC) criterion. Abiotic+biotic models had higher AUC scores and did not over-project thrush distributions compared to abiotic-only or biotic-only models. From the abiotic+biotic models, I tested for niche conservatism or divergence by accounting for the differences in the availability of niche components by calculating (1) niche overlap from ecological niche models and (2) mean niche differences of environmental values at occurrence points. Niche background similarity tests revealed significant niche divergence in 10 of 12 comparisons, and multivariate tests revealed niche divergence along 2 of 3 niche axes. The Bicknell's Thrush breeds in warmer and wetter regions with a high abundance of balsam fir (Abies balsamea), whereas Gray-cheeked Thrush often co-occurs with black spruce (Picea mariana). Niche divergence, rather than conservatism, was the predominant pattern for these species, suggesting that ecological divergence has played a role in the speciation of the Bicknell's Thrush and Gray-cheeked Thrush. Furthermore, because niche models were improved by the incorporation of biotic variables, this study validates the inclusion of relevant biotic factors in ecological niche modeling to increase model accuracy.
Keywords: boreal forest; Catharus thrushes; ecological niche divergence; ecological speciation; niche modeling; sister species

Taxonomy and distribution of the imperilled Newfoundland Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus minimus - FitzGerald, Alyssa M.; Whitaker, Darroch M.; Ralston, Joel; J. J. Kirchman; Warkentin, Ian G. (Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2017)
Gray-cheeked Thrushes breeding on Newfoundland are purported to be a distinct subspecies (Catharus minimus minimus) and have declined precipitously since the 1980s. To assess the validity of Gray-cheeked Thrush subspecies we collected blood samples and morphological measurements from 51 individuals captured at 15 sites in Newfoundland and Labrador (2013–2015). Analysis of mitochondrial (ND2) and nuclear intron (ADAM-TS 6, FIB7) sequences from these and additional samples from Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, Alaska, and Siberia showed low genetic variation at both nuclear loci, and shallow mitochondrial divergence between subspecies; there were no shared haplotypes between thrushes from Newfoundland / Nova Scotia (n = 41) and those from western Labrador and further west (n = 24). Thrushes from Newfoundland also had shorter wing chords, tails, and culmens and less black in the mandible compared to those from western Labrador and Quebec. Samples from the southeast coast of Labrador (n = 13) included ND2 haplotypes both from Newfoundland and western Labrador plus one putative hybrid that was phenotypically a Gray-cheeked Thrush but that had a Bicknell’s Thrush (C. bicknelli) ND2 haplotype and was heterozygous at a segregating site in FIB7. We detected thrushes during point counts at 7 of 24 sites on Newfoundland, but failed to detect them at 10 historically occupied sites on Newfoundland or in the reported distribution gap between subspecies in Labrador. Sites where thrushes have apparently disappeared had less shrub habitat within 1250 m and more large broadleaf trees within territory-scale areas compared to sites where they persist. Additionally, red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) are an introduced species on Newfoundland and thrush occurrence was > 3x higher at sites where red squirrels were not detected. Our results support previous designations of C. m. minimus from Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador as a subspecies distinct from C. m. aliciae found further west.
Keywords: distribution; endemism; genetics; Gray-cheeked Thrush; habitat; hybrid; Labrador; Newfoundland; red squirrel; subspecies; taxonomy

Addendum Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report for US 11 and NY 37 Northpole Safety Improvements, Town of Pamelia, Jefferson County, New York (MCD 04515) - A. Gore (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Architectural Survey Report for PIN 1007.16.101 Route 144 over Hannacrois Creek, Town of Coeymans, Albany County, New York (MCD 00103) - A. Gore (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 0030.14.101, NY 454 Drainage Improvement Feuereisen Ave to Johnson Ave, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York - A. Gore (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resources Monitoring Report of PIN 2044.85.221, Bridge Replacement and Realignment of Route 30 over the Sacandaga River, Town o Wells, Hamilton County, New York - A. Gore (New York State Museum, 2017)

PIN 7042.45.121, US 11 and NY 26 Intersection Improvements in the Town of LeRay and Village of Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York - A. Gore (New York State Museum, 2017)

Effects of Population Dispersal on Regional Signaling Networks: An Example from Northern Iroquoia - J. P. Hart; Birch, Jennifer; Gates St-Pierre, Christian (Science Advances, 2017)
The dispersal of Iroquoian groups from St. Lawrence River valley during the 15th and 16th centuries A.D. has been a source of archaeological inquiry for decades. Social network analysis presented here indicates that sites from Jefferson County, New York at the head of the St. Lawrence River controlled interactions within regional social signaling networks during the 15th century A.D. Measures indicate that Jefferson County sites were in brokerage liaison positions between sites in New York and Ontario. In the network for the subsequent century, to which no Jefferson County sites are assigned, no single group took the place of Jefferson County in controlling network flow. The dispersal of Jefferson County populations effectively ended this brokerage function concomitant with the emergence of the nascent Huron-Wendat and Iroquois confederacies and may have contributed to the escalation of conflict between these entities. These results add to a growing literature on the use of network analyses with archaeological data and contribute new insights into processes of population relocation and geopolitical realignment, as well as the role of borderlands and frontiers in nonstate societies.

Maize and Pits: Late Prehistoric Occupations of the Hurley Site in the Esopus Creek Valley, Ulster County, New York - J. P. Hart; H. J. Brumbach; L. M. Anderson; S. Winchell-Sweeney (Archaeology of Eastern North America, 2017)
There is a long-standing debate in the archaeological literature regarding the extent to which late-prehistoric Algonquian-language-speaking populations in temperate northeastern North America engaged in agricultural production. The Hurley site, located in the Esopus Creek valley of eastern New York, occupied from the cal. eleventh through sixteenth centuries A.D., falls within historical Algonquian territory. Evidence from this site including 439 deep pits, some with massive deposits of maize kernels, and human dental pathologies suggest that maize-based agriculture was a significant component of pre-Contact subsistence systems. The Hurley site adds to our understanding of the diversity of subsistence practices in historical Algonquian territories prior to European incursions.

Revisiting Onondaga Iroquois Prehistory through Social Network Analysis - J. P. Hart; Engelbrecht, W. (Process and Meaning in Spatial Archaeology: Investigations into Pre-Columbian Iroquoian Space and Place, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 2057.48.101, Route 13 at Route 31, Intersection Safety Improvement, Town of Lenox, Madison County, New York - S. Higgins (New York State Museum, 2017)

Hinterland Settlement Patterns within the Chunchucmil Economic Region - Hixson, D. R.; D. E. Mazeau (Ancient Maya Commerce: Multidisciplinary Research at Chunchucmil, 2017)

Altitudinal Range Shifts of Birds at the Southern Periphery of the Boreal Forest: 40 Years of Change in the Adirondack Mountains - J. J. Kirchman; Van Keuren, A. E. (The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 2017)
Studies of geographic range shifts in response to climate warming that use data from Christmas Bird Counts or repeated state and provincial faunal atlases are better at detecting latitudinal shifts than altitudinal shifts because the coarse geographic scale of most citizen-science survey units masks the substantial elevational variation within their boundaries. To more directly measure altitudinal range shifts of forest-breeding bird species, we repeated an altitudinal transect survey conducted 40 years ago at Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks, New York, USA. We conducted roadside bird surveys at dawn and dusk at seven survey stations that ranged in altitude from 500 m to 1,425 m. We found considerable interspecific variation in the movement of altitudinal ranges, but document a preponderance of uphill shifts in both upper and lower boundaries of altitudinal breeding ranges. The shift of abundance-weighted mean altitudes for 42 species detected in both survey periods wasþ82.8 m. These shifts are correlated with a regional trend toward warmer summers from Adirondack weather station data collected over this same time period. Upper range boundaries have shifted more than lower boundaries, resulting in novel bird communities at some elevations (e.g., we found 13 species at 1,425 m vs 7 species at this altitude in 1974), resulting in a flattening of the altitudinal gradient of species richness. At low elevations we encountered several species that were not recorded on the transect in 1974, a trend we attribute to climate warming and anthropogenic habitat change at low altitudes. Our resurvey shows that there have been substantial upward range shifts in most bird species on Whiteface Mountain in the last four decades, and provides a basis for reassessment of altitudinal range dynamics at the southern edge of the North American boreal forest in the coming decades.
Keywords: Adirondack Mountains; boreal forest; climate change; elevation gradient; range dynamics; resurvey

The Curious Case of the First Specimen Record of Virginia's Warbler (Oreothlypis virginiae) from Eastern North America - J. J. Kirchman; Guthrie, R. (The Kingbird, 2017)

Terreneuvian Stratigraphy and Faunas from the Anabar Uplift, Siberia - Kouchinsky, Artem; Bengtson, Stefan; E. Landing; Steiner, Michael; Vendrasco, Michael; Ziegler, Karen (Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2017)
Assemblages of mineralized skeletal fossils are described from limestone rocks of the lower Cambrian Nemakit-Daldyn, Medvezhya, Kugda-Yuryakh, Manykay, and lower Emyaksin formations exposed on the western and eastern flanks of the Anabar Uplift of the northern Siberian Platform. The skeletal fossil assemblages consist mainly of anabaritids, molluscs, and hyoliths, and also contain other taxa such as Blastulospongia, Chancelloria, Fomitchella, Hyolithellus, Platysolenites, Protohertzina, and Tianzhushanella. The first tianzhushanellids from Siberia, including Tianzhushanella tolli sp. nov., are described. The morphological variation of Protohertzina anabarica and Anabarites trisulcatus from their type locality is documented. Prominent longitudinal keels in the anabaritid Selindeochrea tripartita are demonstrated. Among the earliest molluscs from the Nemakit-Daldyn Formation, Purella and Yunnanopleura are interpreted as shelly parts of the same species. Fibrous microstructure of the outer layer and a wrinkled inner layer of mineralised cuticle in the organophosphatic sclerites of Fomitchella are reported. A siliceous composition of the globular fossil Blastulospongia is reported herein and a possible protistan affinity similar to Platysolenites is discussed. New carbon isotope data facilitate correlation both across the Anabar Uplift and with the Terreneuvian Series of the IUGS chronostratigraphical scheme for the Cambrian System. The base of Cambrian Stage 2 is provisionally placed herein within the Fortunian‒Cambrian Stage 2 transitional interval bracketed by the lowest appearance of Watsonella crosbyi and by a slightly higher horizon at the peak of carbon isotope excursion Iʹ from western flank of the Anabar Uplift. Correlation across the Siberian Platform of the fossiliferous Medvezhya and lower Emyaksin formations showing δ13Ccarb excursion Iʹ with the upper Sukharikha Formation containing excursion 5p and upper Ust’-Yudoma Formation containing excursion I is supported herein.
Keywords: Anabar; Cambrian; Carbon isotopes; Mollusca; Russia; Siberia; stratigraphy; Terreneuvian

Subsurface Exploration for Aggregates Part 1 -- Introduction to Drilling and Sampling Methods - A. L. Kozlowski (Material Matters, 2017)

Surficial Geology of the Sheldrake Quadrangle, Cayuga and Seneca Counties, New York - A. L. Kozlowski; Leone, J.; B. Bird; Porreca, C. (Map and Chart Series, 2017)

Smart Soldiers - Lander, D. R. (New York Archives Magazine, 2017)

Ediacaran– Cambrian of Avalonian Eastern Newfoundland (Avalon, Burin, and Bonavista Peninsulas) - E. Landing; Myrow, P.M.; Geyer, G.; McIlroy, D. (International Symposium on the Ediacaran–Cambrian Transition, 2017)

Integrated stratigraphic, geochemical, and paleontological late Ediacaran to early Cambrian records from southwestern Mongolia: Comment - E. Landing; Kruse, P. D. (Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2017)

Self-Taught American Scientist - E. Landing (The Best of New York Archives. Selections from the Magazine 2001‒2011, 2017)

Votes for Women: Celebrating New York's Suffrage Centennial - J. A. Lemak; A Hopkins-Benton (Excelsior Editions, 2017)

Cultural Resource Architectural Survey Report, PIN 2111.33.121, US Route 20 Pedestrian and Safety Improvements, Town of Nelson, Madison County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Architectural Survey Report, PIN 2805.77.101, Culvert C260155, NYS Route 12D, Village of Boonville, Oneida County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Architectural Survey Report, PIN 2805.77.101, Culvert C260154, NYS Route 12, Village of Boonville, Oneida County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resources Survey Report for an Architectural Survey of PIN 3287.17.121, Highway Safety Project, NY 370/Onondaga Lake Parkway and Old Liverpool Road, Town of Salina and Village of Liverpool Onondaga County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

Evaluation of 7 Bridges, Falls Road Railroad Bridge Repair, Village of Brockport, Monroe County; Towns of Murray and Albion, Orleans County and City of Lockport, Niagara County - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

An Historic American Building Survey Level II Documentation of the Earle & Vaughn Store, 69 George Street, NYSDOT PIN 1089.72.101, US 4/NY 149 Intersection Improvement, Village of Fort Ann, Washington County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

Historic American Engineering Record Level II Documentation for PIN 2029.53.121: State Route 5S bridge over Terwilliger Creek, Town of Florida, Montgomery County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

An Historic American Engineering Record Level II Documentation of the State Route 22 Bridge Spanning the Bouquet River, NYSDOT PIN 1130.69.101, Town of Westport/Hamlet of Wadhams Mills, Essex County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

An Historic American Engineering Record Level II Documentation of the State Route 86 Bridge Spanning the West Branch of the Ausable River, NYSDOT PIN 1161.19.101, Town of Wilmington/Hamlet of Wilmington, Essex County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

An Historic American Engineering Record Level II Documentation of the Cohoes-Waterford Bridge Spanning the Mohawk River, NYSDOT PIN 1460.42.101, City of Cohoes, Albany County and Village of Waterford, Saratoga County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

An Historic American Engineering Record Level II Documentation of the Taconic Parkway Bridge Spanning County Route 27, NYSDOT PIN 8127.41, Town of Taghkanic, Columbia County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

An Historic American Engineering Record Level II Documentation of the East Third Street Bridge Spanning the Hutchinson River Parkway and Hutchinson River, NYSDOT PIN 8BOW.24.101, City of Mount Vernon and Village of Pelham, Westchester County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

PIN 7935.28.301, Critical New York & Ogdensburg Railroad Bridge Rehabilitation, Village of Norwood, St Lawrence County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

PIN 8BOW.27.101, FEMA Digital Photography Package, Hutchinson River Parkway Bridge over Hutchinson River, City of Mount Vernon and Village of Pelham, Westchester County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

PIN S937.64.301, Evaluation of Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad Culvert over Crane Creek, Town of Marcy, Oneida County, New York - M.S. LoRusso (New York State Museum, 2017)

Paleoindian Landscapes in Southeastern and Central New York - J. C. Lothrop; Beardsley, Michael L.; Clymer, Mark L.; Diamond, Joseph E.; LaPorta, Philip C.; M.H. Younge; S. Winchell-Sweeney (PaleoAmerica, 2017)
In 1957 and 1969, William A. Ritchie published data on geographic distributions of Paleoindian sites and points in the New York region. Discrete clusters of fluted bifaces and Paleoindian sites were apparent, variously associated with proglacial lake plains, bedrock lithic sources and other late Pleistocene landscapes. Since 2009, as part of the New York Paleoindian Database Project (NYPID), New York State Museum (NYSM) researchers and colleagues have been working with individuals and institutions to augment these early data sets on Paleoindian points and sites across the state. Our current research, focused on southeastern and central New York, substantiates the Paleoindian point/site clusters recorded by Ritchie in these two areas. Documenting settlement during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene, these point/site clusters are associated with former proglacial lake footprints in the Wallkill Valley and the Ontario Lowlands, respectively. These expanding data sets on the distribution, chronology, and lithic raw materials of these Paleoindian point and site clusters shed new light on the distinctive histories of early human occupation in these two sub-regions of New York.

Paleoindian Peoples and Landscapes of Northeastern North America: An Introduction - J. C. Lothrop; Singer, Zachary L. F. (PaleoAmerica, 2017)
In recent decades, with new site discoveries and expanding data sets, archaeologists have increasingly embraced landscape perspectives in researching Paleoindian peoples of northeastern North America. Reflecting this trend, the collected papers in this thematic issue report new analyses that alternately focus on (1) landscapes and settlement, or (2) toolstone sourcing and seasonal range mobility. These landscape approaches permit the authors to move from traditional site-centered studies to broader explorations of the lives of Paleoindians in northeastern North America.

Archaeology of the War of 1812 - Michael T. Lucas; Schablitsky, J. M. (Routledge, 2017)

A Deserted Garrison Village: Nottingham, Maryland - Michael T. Lucas; Swain, E. L. (Archaeology of the War of 1812, 2017)

Texture, Crystal Structure, and Composition of Fluorapatites From Iron Oxide-Apatite (Ioa) Deposits, Eastern Adirondack Mountains, New York - M. V. Lupulescu; Hughes, J. M.; J. R. Chiarenzelli; Bailey, D. G. (The Canadian Mineralogist, 2017)
The iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits of the eastern Adirondack Mountains consist of intrusive sheets or dikes of magnetite, fluorapatite, augitic pyroxene, quartz, and microcline. Other trace mineral phases include ilmenite with hematite exsolution, V-rich titanite rimming magnetite, zircon, monazite-(Ce), stillwellite-(Ce), lanthanite-(Ce), allanite-(Ce), and thorite. Observations under transmitted light show polygonal and cumulate textures. The ore bodies, each with knife-edge contacts with the host gneisses, are closely associated in time with A-type leucogranites and granitic gneisses (ca. 1070–1050 Ma). Backscattered electron (BSE) images highlight the following types of fluorapatite-monazite-(Ce) relations that formed as a result of metamorphism and fluid-rock interaction: (1) areas of relatively low BSE intensities containing tiny secondary monazite-(Ce) and thorite crystals developed within brighter apatite grains and along crystal margins and fractures; (2) areas of low BSE intensity within larger fluorapatite grains; (3) oriented rods of quartz in fluorapatite; (4) monazite-(Ce) rimming fluorapatite; and (5) multi-domain clusters of fluorapatite in unzoned fluorapatite. Fluorapatite samples from these IOA deposits were analyzed by electron microprobe and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) for major and trace elements. All grains contain high concentrations of light and heavy rare earth elements and yttrium, and samples from some deposits are exceptionally enriched in heavy rare earth elements and yttrium. The crystal structures of the fluorapatites from Cheever, Mineville, Palmer Hill, Arnold Hill, and Rutgers mine were analyzed. Rare earth elements (REE) are dominant at the Ca2 site, and in the most REE-rich sample, from Cheever, 5.7% of the Ca2 sites and 3.5% of the Ca1 sites are occupied by REEs. We consider that the most likely geological scenario for the incorporation of the REEs in fluorapatite includes high concentrations of incompatible elements in a dense iron- and phosphorus-rich melt that formed by immiscibility with the silicate melt of the Lyon Mountain granite. The high REE concentration appears to have been accommodated in the fluorapatite structure through a coupled substitution with Si4+. A later, low-temperature stage of fluid infiltration, probably at greenschist facies conditions, re-mobilized the REE and produced secondary minerals within the ore, including low-actinide bearing monazite-(Ce), tremolite, ferro-actinolite, chlorite, rutile, and hematite.
Keywords: Adirondacks; Cheever Mineville; fluorapatite; Granite; IOA deposits; Lyon Mountain; REE

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 2805.77.101, NYS Route 28 Culvert C230074, Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York - A. Lynch (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 3807.39.101, NYS Route 414 Culvert #C310070, Town of Fayette (MCD 09902), Seneca County, New York - A. Lynch (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 3807.39.101, NYS Route 414 Culvert #C310070, Town of Fayette (MCD 09902), Seneca County, New York - A. Lynch (New York State Museum, 2017)

Recently completed excavations at the Engel Farm Precontact site in Albany, NY - D. E. Mazeau (Newsletter for the Conference on New England Archaeology, 2017)

Archaeological Data Recovery for the Coram Route 112 Site, PIN 0016.20.123 Addendum, New York State Route 112 Reconstruction from Interstate Route 495 to New York State Route 25, Coram, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York - D. E. Merwin (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Architectural Survey Report, PIN 2805.77.101, Culvert C210071, NYS Route 349, Town of Mayfield, Fulton County, New York - D. E. Merwin; Sobik, C. (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Architectural Survey Report, PIN 2805.77.101, Culvert C230066, NYS Route 309, Town of Johnstown, Fulton County, New York - D. E. Merwin; Sobik, C. (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Phase I Report. PIN 1007.16.101, BIN1038070, New York State Route 144 over Hannacrois Creek, Town of Coeymans, Albany County, New York - Moragne, S. (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Phase I Report, PIN DEC Tug Hill, Skid Trails and Log Landings, DEC Tug Hill Wildlife Management Area, Town of Montague (MCD 04912), Lewis County, NY - Moragne, S. (New York State Museum, 2017)

A Spirit of Sacrifice: New York State in the First World War - Noble, A.; Keith Swaney; Vicki Weiss (Excelsior Editions, 2017)

Review of "Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology: The River Basin Survey and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program" edited by Kimball Banks and Jon A. Czaplicki - C. B. Rieth (Anthropology Review Database, 2017)
This collaboration summarizes an important period in the development of cultural resource management in the U.S. through first-hand accounts and detailed analyses of individual projects.

Introduction - Schablitsky, J. M.; Michael T. Lucas (Archaeology of the War of 1812, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Architectural Survey of PIN 2805.77.101, Culvert Project 17, CIN 230142, NYS Route 168, Town of Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York - V. A. Schmitt (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey of PIN 2805.77.101, Culvert Project 17, CIN 230074 Repair and Replacement, New York State Route 28, Village of Newport, Herkimer County, New York, Volume II: Architecture - V. A. Schmitt (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey of PIN 2805.77.101, Culvert Project 17, CIN 220002 Repair, New York State Route 8, Town of Morehouse, Hamilton County, New York, Architectural Survey. - V. A. Schmitt (New York State Museum, 2017)

PIN 1188.36.101 Route 67 over the Batten Kill Railroad, Town of White Creek (MCD 11156), Washington County, New York, 16PR03198, Part II: Architecture - V. A. Schmitt (New York State Museum, 2017)

PIN 2057.48.101 Route 13 at Route 31 Intersection Safety Improvement, Town of Lenox (MCD 05309), Madison County, New York, 15PR04072, Part II: Architecture - V. A. Schmitt (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, DEC Stockport Wildlife Management Area, Rod and Gun Club Road, Towns of Stockport and Greenport, Columbia County, New York - Sobik, C. (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 2805.77.101, Culvert C230071, NYS Route 349, Town of Mayfield, Fulton County, New York - Sobik, C. (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 2805.77.101, Culvert C230066, NYS Route 309, Town of Johnstown, Fulton County, New York - Sobik, C. (New York State Museum, 2017)

The identity of Arhodia egenaria Walker, 1866 (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea, Mimallonidae) and a new synonym of Cicinnus melsheimeri (Harris, 1841) - St Laurent, R. A.; T. L. McCabe (Zootaxa, 2017)
The holotypes of Arhodia egenaria Walker, 1866 and Cicinnus primolus Schaus, 1928, syn. n., were examined. Both names are junior synonyms of C. melsheimeri (Harris, 1841). Cicinnus melsheimeri (as Perophora egenaria), sensu Hampson, 1904, is a misidentification of C. bahamensis St Laurent & McCabe, 2016.
Keywords: Lepidoptera; Mimallonidae; Mimallonoidea

Antacids for the Archaeological Soul: A Pre-Accessioning Culling Experiment - D. Staley (New York Archaeological Council Newsletter, 2017)

Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, Oriskany Flats Wildlife Management Area Timber Harvest, Town of Whitestown and City of Rome, Oneida County, NY - D. Staley (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Addendum to PIN 9806.81.101 Replacement or Repair of Culvert C950108, NYS Route 80, and Site Examination of John Olive’s Blacksmith Shop Site, Hamlet of Springfield Center, Town of Springfield, Otsego County - D. Staley (New York State Museum, 2017)

Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey for PIN 2754.38.121 Higginsville Road Bridge (Bin 4426080), Town of Verona (MCD 06522), Oneida County, New York. Archaeology 17PR01982 - D. Staley (New York State Museum, 2017)

New Danburite Locality Discovered in the Town of Macomb, St. Lawrence County, New York - Sutherland, Andrew; Sutherland, Scott; Robinson, George W.; M. V. Lupulescu; Bailey, David G.; Chamberlain, Steven C. (Rocks & Minerals, 2017)
As an article on the classic danburite locality near Russell, New York, was going to press (Chamberlain, Lupulescu, Bailey 2015), another danburite occurrence was discovered farther to the west, in the Town of Macomb. This locality has similar mineralogy but a very different geological origin than the Russell occurrence. The purpose of this brief article is to report this second occurrence of danburite in St. Lawrence County, New York.

Architectural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report, PIN 3807.39.101, Regional Large Culvert Replacement NYS Route 414-Culvert C310070, Town of Fayette (MCD 09902), Seneca County, New York - T. Thomas (New York State Museum, 2017)

An Architectural Survey of PIN 8009.11.121 Replacement NYS Route 199 Culvert (C824084) Over a Tributary of Shekomeko Creek, Town of Pine Plains (MCD #02712), Dutchess County, New York - T. Thomas (New York State Museum, 2017)

The agnostoid arthropod Lotagnostus Whitehouse, 1936 (late Cambrian; Furongian) from Avalonian Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia, Canada) and its significance for international correlationAbstract - Westrop, S.R.; E. Landing (Geological Magazine, 2017)
New and archival collections from the Chelsey Drive Group of the Avalon terrane of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, yield late Cambrian trilobites and agnostoid arthropods with full convexity that contrast with compacted, often deformed material from shale and slate typical of Avalonian Britain. Four species of the agnostoid Lotagnostus form a stratigraphic succession in the upper Furongian (Ctenopyge tumida–Parabolina lobata zones). Two species, L. ponepunctus (Matthew, 1901) and L. germanus (Matthew, 1901) are previously named; L. salteri and L. matthewi are new. Lotagnostus trisectus (Salter, 1864), the type species of the genus, is restricted to compacted material from its type area in Malvern, England. Lotagnostus americanus (Billings, 1860) has been proposed as a globally appropriate index for the base of ‘Stage 10’ of the Cambrian. All four species from Avalonian Canada are differentiated clearly from L. americanus in its type area in Laurentian North America (i.e., from debris flow blocks in Taconian Quebec). In our view, putative occurrences of L. americanus from other Cambrian continents record very different species. Lotagnostus americanus cannot be recognized worldwide, and other taxa should be sought to define the base of Stage 10, such as the conodont Eoconodontus notchhpeakensis.
Keywords: Agnostida; Biostratigraphy; Cambrian; Furongian; Lotagnostus

A new diminutive genus and species of catfish from Lake Tanganyika (Siluriformes: Clariidae) - J. J Wright (Journal of Fish Biology, 2017)
The examination of material representing one of Lake Tanganyika's six previously recognized endemic catfish lineages, has revealed the presence of an additional genus of clariid, described here as Pseudotanganikallabes new genus. This genus is represented by a single species, Pseudotanganikallabes prognatha sp. nov., which is distinguished from all other clariids by its lack of an infraorbital series, the presence of multiple osseous connections between the swim bladder capsules and elements of the neurocranium, the absence of an ethmoid notch, the presence of a very large, egg-shaped occipital fontanelle and the extension of the lower lip beyond the margin of the upper jaw. A combination of additional external and molecular characters serves to further distinguish this taxon from all currently recognized clariid species. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial (cytb) and nuclear (18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-28S) sequence data supports the creation of a new genus for this species, as it appears to represent an independent, monophyletic lineage within the family Clariidae.

A Multiagency and Multijurisdictional Approach to Mapping the Glacial Deposits of the Great Lakes Region in Three Dimensions - Berg, R. C.; Brown, S. E.; Thomason, J. F.; Hasenmueller, N. R.; Letsinger, S. L.; Kincare, K. A.; Esch, J. M.; Kehew, A. E.; Thorleifson, L. H.; A. L. Kozlowski; B. Bird; Pavey, R. R.; et al. (Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2016)
The Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition (GLGMC), consisting of state geological surveys from all eight Great Lakes states, the Ontario Geological Survey, and the U.S. Geological Survey, was conceived out of a societal need for unbiased and scientifically defensible geologic information on the shallow subsurface, particularly the delineation, interpretation, and viability of groundwater resources. Only a small percentage (<10%) of the region had been mapped in the subsurface, and there was recognition that no single agency had the financial, intellectual, or physical resources to conduct such a massive geologic mapping effort at a detailed scale over a wide jurisdiction. The GLGMC provides a strategy for generating financial and stakeholder support for three-dimensional (3-D) geologic mapping, pooling of physical and personnel resources, and sharing of mapping and technological expertise to characterize the thick cover of glacial sediments. Since its inception in 1997, the GLGMC partners have conducted detailed surficial and 3-D geologic mapping within all jurisdictions, and concurrent significant scientific advancements have been made to increase understanding of the history and framework of geologic processes. More importantly, scientific information has been provided to public policymakers in understandable formats, emphasis has been placed on training early-career scientists in new mapping techniques and emerging technologies, and a successful model has been developed of state/provincial and federal collaboration focused on geologic mapping, as evidenced by this program’s unprecedented and long-term successful experiment of 10 geological surveys working together to address common issues.

Late Quaternary Reconstruction of Lake Iroquois in the Ontario Basin of New York - B. Bird; A. L. Kozlowski (Map & Chart Series 80, 2016)

Surficial Geology of the Moravia Quadrangle, Cayuga County, New York - B. Bird; A. L. Kozlowski (Map & Chart Series 89, 2016)

Surficial Geology of the Sempronius Quadrangle, Cayuga County, New York - B. Bird; A. L. Kozlowski (Map & Chart Series 90, 2016)