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The Swan's Landing site (12HR304): an Early Archaic (Kirk horizon) site in Harrison County, south-central Indiana
Midcontinental journal of archaeology, MCJA • 20 (2) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 192-238
By: Smith, Edward E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Swan's Landing is a 5 ha., deeply buried, stratified site along the banks of the Ohio River. It extends inland to a floodplain ridge. The site has been extensively looted and damaged by river erosion and frequent slumping. Thousands of projectile points have been collected from the site. Excavations at the site consisted of 24 solid earth cores and 19 1x1 meter units. Some floral and faunal remains were found. The 'site appears to have functioned, at least in part, as a locale for the replacement of personal tool kits…' (page 213). The site contains numerous tools rejected during manufacture and discarded, worn tools.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Topography and geology
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- General tools
- 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
- article
- 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
- July-Aug 1986, 1988
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Kirk horizon; 9500 BP- 8900 BPg
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Swan's Landing site (12 Hr 304), Indiana, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Edward E. Smith, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-238)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 77647409
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities