Book
The Cascade phase: a study in the effect of the altithermal on a cultural system
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1999 • Pages:
By: Bense, Judith Ann.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Bense examined "the assumed causal relationship between climatic change and cultural change," (page vi). To test the theory that a change in climate will force people to change and adapt their culture Bense studied artifacts from thirteen archaeological sites found along the lower Snake River that dated to the Cascade Phase (8000 to 5000 B.P.). The Cascade Phase occurs during the Altithermal, a dry climatic episode. Through statistical analyses of the artifacts she was able to show "there was no visible response of the Cascade Phase people," (page vii) to the change in climate as there was no change in their economy, settlement pattern, or artifact assemblages.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Climate
- Cultural participation
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- General tools
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cascade
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- 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 ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 8000 BP-5000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Lower Snake River Region; southeastern Washington; United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Judith Ann Bense
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Washington State University, 1972
- UM 72-31,259
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-125)
- This document contains unreadable photographs/figures.
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Columbia Plateau--Antiqu