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Early Woodland occupations in Michigan: a lower St. Joseph Valley perspective
early woodland archeology • 2 • Published In 1986 • Pages: 47-83
By: Garland, Elizabeth B., Flanders, Richard E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
'This paper summarizes information derived from four recently excavated sites with Early Woodland components in southwestern Michigan, and evaluates them in the context of previously studied regional Early Woodland sites. The new data serve to increase our understanding of Early Woodland occupations in the upper Great Lakes region between approximately 600 B.C. and A.D. 1.' (page 47). 'Based on the typology and radiocarbon dating of the Eidson ceramics, it now appears that Marion Thick ceramics may have persisted in Michigan much later than has been previously believed. At least at out sites in the St. Joseph Valley such vessels seem to have been in use through Morton phase time in Illinois and into the first centruy B.C., possible even later.… [S]trong typological continuity in projectile points from Late Archaic to Middle Woodland is well documented by the US-31 project data. It appears that Kramer points may have been a minor type throughout the Early Woodland. In addition, ceramics may have remained in rather limited use.' (page 76-77).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Topography and geology
- Ceramic technology
- Weapons
- 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
- 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
- 1981-1982
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Early Woodland; 2600 BP-1999 BP (600 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)
- Indiana and Michigan; United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Elizabeth B. Garland ; with an appendix by Richard E. Flanders
- Evidence for Early Woodland occupation in the Grand and Muskegon drainages / by Richard E. Flanders
- 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. 80-83)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86025855
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities