essay

A Note on the Late Archaic, Early Woodland, and Early Middle Woodland occupations of the Lima Lake locality, Adams and Hancock counties, Illinois

early woodland archeology2Published In 1986 • Pages: 191-206

By: Conrad, Lawrence A., Gardner, Susan L., Alford, J. Joe.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Conrad, Gardner, and Alford write about two years of their research near Lima Lake. the data for this paper are from surveys conducted by Western Illinois University field schools. they found Late Archaic through Early Middle Woodland occupations. Sites from the Marion and Black Sand cultures were found. Where the ceramics and lithic points were found are described. Only the data that pertain to the Early Woodland period were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects. Data that pertain to the early Havana tradition such as the Morton complex or the Caldwell phase were not marked.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Topography and geology
Ceramic technology
Lithic industries
Weapons
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Eastern Early Woodland
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
essay
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 ; 2005
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1984-1985
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Early Woodland
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Lima Lake locality, Illinois, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Lawrence A. Conrad, Susan L. Gardner, J. Joe Alford
Papers presented at the Kampsville Early Woodland Conference held on Nov. 5th and 6th, 1982, and sponsored by the Center for American Archeology
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-206)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86025855
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Antiquities