book chapter
Summary and integration
Late Archaic components at Modoc Rock Shelter, Randolph County, Illinois, by Steven R. Ahler … [et al • (48) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 124-129
By: Ahler, Steven R., Styles, Bonnie Whatley.
Abstract
Analysis of the data indicate the site changed in use during the 1000 year period of the Late Archaic. A Falling Springs component is represented in Strata 9E and 8EC. During this time period the inhabitants used Modoc Rock Shelter as a long term base camp in a logistically organized settlement system. The cultural data from Stratum 8E are distinct enough not to fit in a specific phase, but it was used as a generalized short-term occupation residential camp. And during Strata 7E and lower 7E, a Titterington Phase component, the residents used Modoc as a more specialized site, a field camp. The analysis show that the site '…shifted from a logistical organization to a more residentially mobile system, then back to a logistical organization. These patterns underscore the flexibility of prehistoric settlement systems in general and provide a means of reassessing previous interpretations of the Late Archaic period …at Modoc.' (page 127).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2004
- Field Date
- 1987
- Coverage Date
- 5000 BP-4000 BP
- Coverage Place
- Modoc Rock Shelter, Randolph County, Illinois, United States
- Notes
- Steven R. Ahler and Bonnie W. Styles
- For bibliographical references see document 2: Ahler
- LCCN
- 98127256
- LCSH
- Indians of North America--Antiquities