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Paleoindian economy and settlement patterns in the Wyandotte chert source area, unglaciated south-central Indiana
early paleoindian economies of eastern north america • Greenwich, Conn. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 217-258
By: Smith, Edward E. (Edward Eugene).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author explores settlement patterns and subsistence systems in an area in southern Indiana close to chert sources, most notably Wyandotte chert. Raw materials for stone tools, however, would not have been the most important consideration for Early Paleo-Indians as other tools, such as hafts, require more time to make than a fluted point. A review is provided for Late Pleistocene paleoenvironments, which have no modern analogues. Hypotheses are presented for how people moved around their territory throughout a year and where interactions with other bands may have occurred. Information on where and why re-tooling occurred is also supplied. Sites were located and points isolated by examining institutional collections and conducting collector interviews, supplemented by some field survey.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Mineral resources
- Settlement patterns
- Land use
- Production and supply
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- General tools
- External migration
- Internal migration
- Hunting and trapping
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Paleo-Indian
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- New World
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- New World
- 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; 2016
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 12,500-10,500 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- south-central Indiana, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Edward E. Smith, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-258)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91106503
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Paleo-Indians