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What happened in the Middle Archaic?: introduction to an ecological approach to Koster site archaeology
archaic hunters and gatherers in the american midwest • New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 165-195
By: Brown, James Allison, Vierra, Robert K..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Brown and Vierra summarize the Early and Middle Archaic findings from the Koster site (with an emphaziz on the Middle Archaic). In particular they discuss the stratigraphy and the type of artifacts and features found. They point out that 'such Late Archaic characteristics as multiseasonal base camps, permanent habitations, multiregional exchange networks, and specialized plant gathering can now be projected back before 5000 B.P.' (page 165). They also summarize the theories behind the reasearch at Koster.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Topography and geology
- Fauna
- Flora
- Prehistory
- Diet
- Settlement patterns
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- 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
- 1969-1978
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 8300 BP - 4900 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Koster site; Illinois, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- James A. Brown and Robert K. Vierra
- Based on a symposium held at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, University of Illinois at Chicago, October 1980
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-195)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82024459
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Middle West--Antiquities