essay

Early Woodland adaptations to the Illinois prairie

early woodland archeology • 2 • Published In 1986 • Pages: 171-178

By: Lewis, R. Barry.

Abstract
Lewis used site records and cultural resource management reports to compile this paper. 'This paper draws on the available data from a 13-county study region in the Illinois prairies and examines the nature of Early Woodland regional adaptations.…[S]ettlement patterns in this regiona are described.…[The] 'transitional' nature of [these] adaptations is examined. The latter analysis focuses on inferences about Early Woodland occupations drawn from comparisons of Late Archaic and Middle Woodland site data. This approach is made necessary by the relative lack of Early Woodland site information.' (page 171). Lewis concludes Early Woodland cultural adaptations weren't much different from Late Archaic ones. Although Lewis descibes Late Archaic and Middle Woodland data, only the data that pertain to the Early Woodland were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Sociocultural trends
Land use
Settlement patterns
tradition
Eastern Early Woodland
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2005
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
Early Woodland
Coverage Place
Illinois, United States
Notes
R. Barry Lewis
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. 177-178)
LCCN
86025855
LCSH
Indians of North America--Antiquities