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Paleoindian interaction networks in the eastern woodlands

native american interactions : multiscalar analyses and interpretations in the eastern woodlands • Knoxville • Published In 1995 • Pages: 3-26

By: Anderson, David G..

Abstract

Anderson discusses Clovis settlement patterns and early colonization of eastern North America. (He believes Early Paleoindians quickly settled in resource-rich areas that Anderson believes acted as staging areas from which people later spread out during Middle Paleoindian times after 10,800 BP.) There was a rapid emergence of regional subtraditions from 10,800 BP on as seen in distinct non-Clovis projectile points. The decreased mobility did not come from population growth, but from the initial population adopting settlement ranges that met 'cultural perceptions of appropriate size, range, spacing, and frequency of interaction, as well as ... biological needs, specifically the maintenance of viable mating networks and the avoidance of redundant land use...' (page 5). Anderson examines how these interactions between groups of people affected and changed group mobility strategies. He also proposes ways to identify these interactions archaeologically.

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

North America

Sub Region

General North America

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 2009

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

10,900-10,000 BP (8900-8000 BC)

Coverage Place

eastern North America: Canada and the United States

Notes

David G. Anderson

Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-26)

LCCN

94018772

LCSH

Woodland Indians--Antiquities