essay

Settlement and subsistence at the Go-Kart North site: a Late Archaic Titterington occupation in the American Bottom, Illinois

archaic hunters and gatherers in the american midwest • New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 243-260

By: Fortier, Andrew C..

Abstract
Fortier excavated the Go-Kart North site, at the time, the only Titterington phase site with data on settlement, artifacts in occupational contexts, community organization, subsistence activities, and assemblage variation. A large enough area was excavated to show the whole community. Its not known if this site is typical, however, as this is the only one that has been systematically excavated. The site seems to have been rather intensively occupied. Nine individual pit clusters were found that seem to represent nine distinct family activity areas. The community represented here may have been between 50-100 people.
Subjects
Flora
Food preparation
Lithic industries
Settlement patterns
General tools
Cultural stratigraphy
tradition
Eastern Late Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2004
Field Date
1978, 1979
Coverage Date
Titterington phase; 4130±75 BP-4020±100 BP
Coverage Place
Go-Kart North site, Illinois, United States
Notes
Andrew C. Fortier
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-260)
LCCN
82024459
LCSH
Indians of North America--Antiquities