essay

Black Sand culture origins and distribution

early woodland archeology • 2 • Published In 1986 • Pages: 634-641

By: Farnsworth, Kenneth B..

Abstract
Farnsworth 'briefly summarize[s] ideas … [on] the origin, spread, and eventual disappearance of Blank Sand culture and artifacts in the upper Midwest.' (page 634). Black Sand sites are small, shifting camps on or near large rivers and streams. Farnsworth offers a critique of Munson's 1982 theory on Black Sand origins and settlement system. Dating of Black Sand sites show the initial appearance in the Lower Illinois Valley and dates for sites in Wisconsin which contain distinctive Black Sand ceramic and lithic assemblages are als late as the first century A.D. Suggestions for future research are given.
Subjects
Identification
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Location
Ceramic technology
Chronologies and culture sequences
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
Black Sand; Early Woodland
Coverage Place
Midwest, United States
Notes
Kenneth B. Farnsworth
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. 641)
LCCN
86025855
LCSH
Indians of North America--Antiquities