essay
The Marion phase occupation of the Larson site in the central Illinois River valley
early woodland archeology • 2 • Published In 1986 • Pages: 244-279
By: Harn, Alan D..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Harn uses data from the 1964, 1966, and 1970 excavations to examine the Marion phase at the Larson site, a multi-component site. He participated in the 1966 and 1970 salvage excavations. The Early Woodland remains were sparce probably owing to later Mississippian use of the site and to the hurried excavations. The Early Woodland occupation also may have been brief. Of primary interest were the remains from three possible house structures. Little was found within the structures. Also found adjacent to the possible structures were several features, two ceramic types of vessels, only 20 stone tools, and some faunal and floral remains. The features show evidence of probable stone boiling, mud baking, and use of ceramic jars for cooking.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Dwellings
- Utensils
- Cultural stratigraphy
- 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
- 1966, 1970
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2560±60 BP (560±60 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Fulton County, Illinois, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Alan D. Harn
- 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. 278-279)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86025855
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities