Mid-Holocene faunal exploitation in the southeastern United States
essay 1996 • Styles, Bonnie Whatley & Klippel, Walter E.

Eastern Middle Archaic • North America > Eastern Woodlands
Styles and Klippel look at faunal data from 6 sites with Middle Archaic components (Modoc Rock Shelter, Black Earth, Russel Cave, Austin, Hayes, and Check Bend Cave). One change noted throughout the region (at non-coastal sites) is a greater reliance...

Modoc Rock Shelter revisited
essay 1983 • Styles, Bonnie Whatley et al.

Eastern Middle Archaic • North America > Eastern Woodlands
Additional excavation carried out at Modoc Rock Shelter used more refined techniques to re-analyze the stratigraphy and collect additional floral and faunal remains, artifacts, and additional radiocarbon dates. This article summarizes the results of ...

Analysis of faunal remains
book chapter 1992 • Thorson, Paula J. & Styles, Bonnie Whatley

Eastern Late Archaic • North America > Eastern Woodlands
Thorson and Styles analyzed the Late Archaic faunal remains. The remains came from screened and floated material. '…Forest and forest edge were important resources zones for all occupationshellip;' (page 72). Fish was most abundant in Strata 8EC and ...

Analysis of 1984 stratum 8E levels
book chapter 1992 • Ahler, Steven R. & Styles, Bonnie Whatley

Eastern Late Archaic • North America > Eastern Woodlands
Ahler and Styles analyzed the 1984 data for the Stratum 8E levels to determine if they represent a residential camp or a resource extraction location. To do this they needed to analyze the assemblage diversity. However, during the 1987 excavations, S...

Summary and integration
book chapter 1992 • Ahler, Steven R. & Styles, Bonnie Whatley

Eastern Late Archaic • North America > Eastern Woodlands
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 bas...