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Archaic adaptations to the Illinois Prairie: the Salt Creek region
archaic hunters and gatherers in the american midwest • New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 99-119
By: Lewis, R. Barry.
Abstract
The upper Salt Creek drainage was surveyed prior to construction of the Clinton Nuclear Power Station and Reservoir. The region is still relatively unknown archaeologically which is why the Middle and Late Archaic are treated as one temporal unit in this document; not enough is known about the Middle Archaic to be able to define it archaeologically. Lewis also explains that most of what is known about the Archaic comes from investigation of Late Archaic sites and this document describes the findings from the Pabst site, a Late Archaic site in the North Fork Valley. (However, the only OCM code used for this site is 174.) He also discusses Middle to Late Archaic settlement patterns, topography, and why base camps are found where they are.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2001
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2000
- Field Date
- 1973-1976
- Coverage Date
- Middle and Late Archaic periods
- Coverage Place
- upper Salt Creek drainage; Illinois, United States
- Notes
- R. Barry Lewis
- Based on a symposium held at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, University of Illinois at Chicago, October 1980
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-116)
- LCCN
- 82024459
- LCSH
- Indians of North America--Middle West--Antiquities