essay

An Archaic projectile point sequence from the southern Prairie Peninsula: the Pigeon Roost Creek site

archaic hunters and gatherers in the american midwestNew YorkPublished In 1983 • Pages: 71-98

By: O'Brien, Michael J., Warren, Robert E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
O'Brien and Warren present the results of a projectile point sequence for the Archaic period in the middle Salt River valley of northeast Missouri. This sequence is mainly based on the projectile points found in the stratified deposits of the Pigeon Roost site. The excavation and stratigraphy of the site are also discussed.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Organization and analysis of results of research
Lithic industries
Weapons
Chronologies and culture sequences
Cultural stratigraphy
Typologies and classifications
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Eastern Middle Archaic
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
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 ; 2000
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1977, 1978
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
6950 BP - 5910±168 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Pigeon Roost Creek site; middle Salt River valley; Missouri; United States
NotesAdditional notes
Michael J. O'Brien and Robert E. Warren
Based on a symposium held at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, University of Illinois at Chicago, October 1980
Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
82024459
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Middle West--Antiquities