Book
The archaeology of Hells Canyon Creek Rockshelter, Wallowa County, Oregon
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1999 • Pages:
By: Pavesic, Max Gregory.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Pavesic helped excavate and analyze the archaeological collection from Hells Canyon Rockshelter in Oregon. The site was probably used in the winter as a hunting camp. Site occupation occured from about 7,500 B.P. to 200 B.P. (5500 B.C. to 1800 A.D.). The phases that are in the Cascade time period are the Hells Canyon Creek phase (5500 B.C.-4500 B.C.) and Squaw Creek I phase (4500 B.C.-1500 B.C.) that extends beyond the Cascade time period. Hells Canyon Creek phase is considered to be occupations 1-5 and is found in layers E1, D, D1, D2, C2, and C3. Squaw Creek I phase is considered to be occupation 6 and is found in layer C. The Mt Mazama ash fall (dated to 4600 B.C.) and the Squaw Creek II phase are also found in layer C. Layer C is broken down into C, C1, and C2. Pavesic does not always clearly identify which artifacts belong to which occupations or layers during his artifact descriptions. All artifacts labeled as belonging to layer C were included in the analysis of this document. Therefore, the reader should use caution as some of the material in this document will be outside the time period. Pavesic's analysis centers around the point forms and the survival of the Cascade point (an artifact diagnostic of the the Cascade time period) in this area to around 105 B.C. (2105 B.P.).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Historical reconstruction
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Typologies and classifications
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cascade
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- 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; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1967, 1968
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 7500 BP-3500 BP (5500 B.C.-1500 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Hells Canyon Rockshelter, Oregon, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Max Gregory Pavesic
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Colorado, 1971
- UM 72-3693
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-182)
- This document contains unreadable photographs/figures.
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Columbia Plateau--Antiqu