essay

Neutron activation analysis of ceramics from Mandeville and Swift Creek

world engraved : archaeology of the swift creek culture • Tuscaloosa • Published In 1998 • Pages: 112-129

By: Smith, Betty.

Abstract

Smith describes her neutron activation analysis of ceramic samples from Gerogia and Florida. The lab work done in 1975 was meant to show the reliability of neutron activation when samples were carefully screened but the results were inconclusive. More recently Smith returned to the data to do additional statistical analyses to see if trade accounted for the distribution of some of the ceramics. The results of the statistical analyses 'offer limited support to a hypothesis of trade as one of the cultural processes involved in the distribution of Swift Creek ceramics.' (page127). Smith believes that the results were limited partly due to the homogeneity of Coastal Plains soils in Georgia. The sites where she obtained her samples are briefly described along with the lab procedures from 1975.

HRAF PubDate

2005

Region

North America

Sub Region

Eastern Woodlands

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry ; 2003

Field Date

(lab date) 1975

Coverage Date

Middle Woodland

Coverage Place

Block-Sterns site (8LE148), Mandeville site (9CY1), Swift Creek site (9BI3); Florida and Georgia, United States

Notes

Betty Smith

For bibliographical references see 9: Williams and Elliot

LCCN

98009001

LCSH

Woodland culture