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Late Archaic and Early Woodland demography and settlement patterns
late archaic and early woodland research in virginia : a synthesis • (23) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 139-183
By: Klein, Michael J., Klatka, Thomas S..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Klein and Klatka 'attempt to describe regional patterns of settlement location … and … use …paleoclimatic research to evaluate the effects of natural processes on the archaeological record, rather than on the regions's prehistoric inhabitants.' (page 139). They examine regional demographic trends from the Middle Archaic through the Early Woodland. They look at settlement patterns and land use in various parts of the state and the look at lithic raw material use. They conclude the data suggest increasing sedentism in all areas but the central Piedmont with an increased focus on the floodplains of the major rivers over time. Klein and Klatka also point out future research is needed with more subsurface testing of sites to determine real site size and components. They write about the changes that occurred from the Middle Archaic to the Early Woodland, but only the materials that pertain to the Early Woodland were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Topography and geology
- Land use
- Settlement patterns
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Eastern Early Woodland
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2005
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 3000 BP-2200 BP (1000 B.C.-200 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Maryland and Virginia; United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Michael J. Klein and Thomas Klatka
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-183)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities