essay

The Prairie Phase: an Early Woodland manifestation in the upper Mississippi valley

early woodland archeology2Published In 1986 • Pages: 121-136

By: Stoltman, James B..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Stoltman describes another late Early Woodland phase, the Prairies phase, first described in the Prairie du Chien locality. Stoltman describes the ceramics associated with this phase, the settlement and subsistence patterns, and the dates. Only two radiocarbon dates are known and both place this phase in the first century A.D. (or 2000-1900 B.P.). The Prairie phase seems to be part of the Black Sand culture as seen by the sharing of ceramic styles, contracting-stem projectile points, and a heavily riparian adaptation.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Location
Topography and geology
Ceramic technology
Utensils
Visual arts
Typologies and classifications
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
1978-1980
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Prairie phase; 1940±80 BP (60±80 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin; United States
NotesAdditional notes
James B. Stoltman
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. 135-136)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86025855
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Antiquities