essay

Swift Creek phase design assemblages from two sites on the Georgia coast

world engraved : archaeology of the swift creek cultureTuscaloosaPublished In 1998 • Pages: 154-180

By: Saunders, Rebecca.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Saunders examined the design elements from two sites in southeast Georgia (located 1.5 kilometers apart) and compared them. She tried to determine the relationship between the two sites. The middens at the sites indicate short term occupation for both, perhaps both sites were used as part of a seasonal round. Saunders is 'inclined to think that the same population occupied the two sites. The similarity in carving and style … is particularly persuasive…[I]t might be noted that … [few] of the designs pictures by Snow … from sites in south-central Georgia could be incorporated into the design groups found at the Georgia coast sites … ' (page 177).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Organization and analysis of results of research
Ceramic technology
Visual arts
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Eastern Middle Woodland
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2005
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 ; 2003
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
probably circa early 1980s
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Late Swift Creek
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kings Bay site (9CM171a) and Mallard Creek site (9CM185), Georgia, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Rebecca Saunders
For bibliographical references see 9: Williams and Elliot
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
98009001
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Woodland culture