essay

Approaches to modeling regional settlement in the Archaic period Southeast

archaeology of the mid-holocene southeastGainesville • Published In 1996 • Pages: 157-176

By: Anderson, David G..

Abstract
Anderson used site data from ten states in the southeast (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee) to examine regional settlement patterns during the Early, Middle, and Late Archaic periods. Anderson standardized the data by presenting the site component as a percentage of all sites recorded in that county or parish (maps show the distribution of sites by period). He then discusses where sites are found (river valleys, Piedmont, etc.) during each Archaic period and within the ten states. Anderson shows that regional adaptations during the Archaic were not homogeneous and he suggests how the data may reflect differences in settlement organization, mobility, and territoriality.
Subjects
Reviews and critiques
Artifact and archive collections
Organization and analysis of results of research
Cultural participation
Settlement patterns
Production and supply
Archaeological inventories
tradition
Eastern Middle Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2001
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2000
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
Middle Archaic
Coverage Place
lower southeast United States
Notes
David G. Anderson
For bibliographical references see Anonymous, 1996.
LCCN
95045466
LCSH
Indians of North America--Northeastern States--Antiquities