Book

Investigations at the Stott Site: a review of research from 1947 to 1977

Dept. of Tourism & Cultural Affairs, Historic Resources Branch (5) • Published In 1978 • Pages: x, 163

By: Tisdale, Mary Ann.

Abstract
Mary Ann Tisdale reviews the previous work conducted at the Stott Site by R.D. Bird and R.S. MacNeish. These two researchers thought the site was a bison kill and village site with a nearby burial mound. Further excavations were conducted between 1975 and 1977 by Brandon University Archaeological Field Schools and the University of Winnipeg. They found the '[c]ultural deposits … to be spatially localized and discontinuous… [with] temporal discontinuities as well.' (page 3). All of these excavations have demonstrated the Stott Site is larger than 100 acres. Artifacts at the site include ceramics, bifaces, other lithic tools and detritus, and bone tools. The ceramics are analyzed and separated into modes as a way of classifying or typing the ceramics. The 1977 season excavation work is described and soil profiles are provided. Plates of some of the artifacts can be found in the appendix. The more recent excavations prove the site consists of '…a series of occupations, non-contemporaneous with the mound…' (page 100). The majority of the material from the site relates one Blackduck occupation around 800 A.D. and a second around 1200 A.D.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Organization and analysis of results of research
Archaeological excavation methods
Dating methods in archaeology
Topography and geology
Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
Ceramic technology
Lithic industries
Weapons
General tools
Utensils
Visual arts
Chronologies and culture sequences
Cultural stratigraphy
Typologies and classifications
tradition
Eastern Late Woodland
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2004
Field Date
1947-1977
Coverage Date
Blackduck sequence; 1405 BP-405 BP (595 A.D.-1595 A.D.)
Coverage Place
Stott Site, Manitoba, Canada
Notes
by Mary Ann Tisdale
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-107)
LCCN
81467179
LCSH
Woodland culture