Identification

Chronologies and Culture Sequences

Fauna

Flora

Nutrition

Population

Morbidity

Mortality

Land Use

Bibliographies in Sources

Topography and Geology

Mineral Resources

Animal by-Products

Lithic Industries

Weapons

General Tools

Ingroup Antagonisms

Organized Ceremonial

Diagnostic Material Attributes

Dwellings

Location

Organization and Analysis of Results

Reviews and Critiques

Community Structure

Tillage

Utensils

Division of Labor by Gender

Internal Trade

Cultural Participation

Residence

Rules of Descent

Post Depositional Processes

Annual Cycle

Settlement Patterns

Food Quest

Preservation and Storage of Food

Age Stratification

Collecting

Hunting and Trapping

Marine Hunting

Fishing

Diet

Property System

Burial Practices and Funerals

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Visual Arts

Ornament

Musical Instruments

Climate

TRADITION SUMMARY: EASTERN MIDDLE ARCHAIC

ORIENTATION

ENVIRONMENT

SETTLEMENTS

ECONOMY

SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION

RELIGION AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

SYNOPSIS

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES

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RELATIVE TIME PERIOD

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DIAGNOSTIC MATERIAL ATTRIBUTES

REGIONAL SUBTRADITIONS

IMPORTANT SITES

CLIMATE

TOPOGRAPHY

GEOLOGY

BIOTA

SETTLEMENT SYSTEM

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

HOUSING

POPULATION, HEALTH, AND DISEASE

SUBSISTENCE

WILD FOODS

DOMESTIC FOODS

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

UTENSILS

ORNAMENTS

TRADE

DIVISION OF LABOR

DIFFERENTIAL ACCESS OR CONTROL OF RESOURCES

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

CONFLICT

CEREMONIES

ARTS

DEATH AND AFTERLIFE

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The Eastern Middle Archaic tradition is found in the Eastern Woodlands of North America between 8000 and 6000 BP. It follows the Early Eastern Archaic tradition and precedes the Late Eastern Archaic tradition. Settlements of 30 to 50 individuals, subdivided into several households, moved seasonally to exploit varying wild plant and animal resources.  They used flaked stone tools and an increasing variety of ground and polished stone artifacts. Sub-regional traditions in interior lowlands and peninsular Florida subsisted along major rivers. Shellfish exploitation developed late in the period.

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