book chapter
Summary and integration
Late Archaic components at Modoc Rock Shelter, Randolph County, Illinois, by Steven R. Ahler … [et al • (48) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 124-129
By: Ahler, Steven R., Styles, Bonnie Whatley.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Analysis of the data indicate the site changed in use during the 1000 year period of the Late Archaic. A Falling Springs component is represented in Strata 9E and 8EC. During this time period the inhabitants used Modoc Rock Shelter as a long term base camp in a logistically organized settlement system. The cultural data from Stratum 8E are distinct enough not to fit in a specific phase, but it was used as a generalized short-term occupation residential camp. And during Strata 7E and lower 7E, a Titterington Phase component, the residents used Modoc as a more specialized site, a field camp. The analysis show that the site '…shifted from a logistical organization to a more residentially mobile system, then back to a logistical organization. These patterns underscore the flexibility of prehistoric settlement systems in general and provide a means of reassessing previous interpretations of the Late Archaic period …at Modoc.' (page 127).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Fauna
- Sociocultural trends
- Lithic industries
- Settlement patterns
- General tools
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Eastern Late Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1987
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 5000 BP-4000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Modoc Rock Shelter, Randolph County, Illinois, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Steven R. Ahler and Bonnie W. Styles
- For bibliographical references see document 2: Ahler
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 98127256
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities