essay

The Early Woodland occupations of southern Ontario

early woodland archeology2Published In 1986 • Pages: 4-46

By: Spence, Michael W., Fox, William A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Spence and Fox focus on the Meadowood occupation of southwestern Ontario. Early Woodland sites have Vinette 1 interior-exterior cordmarked ceramics and/or bifacially worked tools made from Onondaga or Selkirk chert. Some authors also consider Middlesex to be Early Woodland although it dates from 2400 B.P.-1999 B.P. (400 B.C. to 1 A.D.). Domestic sites, quarry workshops, and mortuary sites are described. So far few sites contain data on the spring, summer or winter seasons. They also describes the Terminal Archaic, and Middle Woodland occupations, but only the data 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
Identification
Ornament
Ceramic technology
Lithic industries
Weapons
General tools
Burial practices and funerals
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
5: Excellent Primary 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
1977, 1979, 1980, 1983
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Meadowood and Middlesex; 2900 BP-1999 BP (900 B.C.-1 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ontario and Quebec; Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Michael W. Spence and William A. Fox
Papers presented at the Kampsville Early Woodland Conference held on Nov. 5th and 6th, 1982, and sponsored by the Center for American Archeology
Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-46)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86025855
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Antiquities