book chapter
Early and Middle Archaic occupations at the Nochta site
Nochta site : the early, middle, and late archaic occupations (11-Ms-128) / Michael J. Higgins ; with contributions by Andrew C. Fortier … [et al • 21 • Published In 1990 • Pages: 1-77, 273-294
By: Higgins, Michael J. (Michael John).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
'The Nochta site is located within the floodplain of the Mississippi River on a long sandy ridge … Archaeological investigations of the site were undertaken in 1985 to mitigate the effects of the construction and associated borrowing activities for Interstate Highway 255.' (page 3). To reveal the unstratified, buried Archaic deposits (that consisted of stone tools, debitage, and a few features) and to recover as much data as possible, a paddlewheel scraper/belly scraper was used to cut thin slices below the plow zone. All observed tools were then piece plotted. Dalton (which is not considered Early Archaic for purposes of indexing for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects), Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian materials were found at this site. The stone tools and debitage from Dalton and Early Archaic are described and many are shown in photos in this report. Due to the unstratified nature of the site and the type of excavating done, the type of Early Archaic settlement at the Nochta site is unclear.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Topography and geology
- Settlement patterns
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Eastern Early 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 ; 2005
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1985
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Early Archaic; 9900 BP- 8000 BP (7900 B.C. -6000 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Nochta site (11-Ms-128); Illinois, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Michael J. Higgins
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-294)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89034661
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities