essay

Dimensions of Middle Archaic cultural adaptation at the Black Earth site, Saline County, Illinois

archaic hunters and gatherers in the american midwestNew YorkPublished In 1983 • Pages: 299-322

By: Jefferies, Richard W., Lynch, B. Mark.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Jeffries and Lynch give a summary of the findings from Area A of the Black Hills site. Discussed are the the environmental setting, site formation, artifacts, features, subsistence, and burials. The evidence suggest the site was intensively used during the Middle Archaic, but that when the artifacts are considered, there was little change in the 'patterns of cultural activity' (page 321).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Organization and analysis of results of research
Lithic industries
Weapons
General tools
Production and supply
Burial practices and funerals
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
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
6000 BP-5000 BP (4000 B.C.-3000 B.C.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Area A; Black Earth site; Carrier Mills Archaeological District; Illinois, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Richard W. Jefferies and B. Mark Lynch
Based on a symposium held at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, University of Illinois at Chicago, October 1980
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-322)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
82024459
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Middle West--Antiquities