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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Late Archaic"”.
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Biological Distance in Middle and Late Archaic Populations of the Mid-South United States
… material exchange in three Middle and Late Archaic groups living in the mid-South United States. Dental and cranial data support greater biological affinity between groups in southern Illinois (represented by individuals from the Black Earth site) and central Tennessee (individuals from …
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The shape of diversity: a morphometric analysis of late archaic bifaces from Lamoka Lake
<p>The general assumption of Late Archaic peoples in the Northeast is that they were one homogeneous culture group, but through the study of Lamoka Lake bifaces found at the Lamoka Lake Site, as well as applying the concepts of community of practice, I have shown that tool shape variation could …
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Burnt Rock Mound (26Ck3601): Late Archaic and Ceramic period human use of a northern Mojave spring mound
… accumulation, and deflation episodes since the Late Pleistocene and Holocene correlate with regional climatic models. The mound is located on the northwest periphery of the known extent of Ancestral Puebloan and Patayan peoples. Artifacts, especially micro-debitage, recovered from Late Holocene …
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15Md158: Excavations and Lithic Analysis of a Late Archaic/Early Woodland Lithic Workshop Site in Meade County, Kentucky.
… of diagnostic projectile points as well as some late radiocarbon dates recovered from the site had been identified as a mostly Late Archaic special purpose site where mostly late-stage lithic reduction took place. The goals of this project were to develop a more secure chronology for the site, …
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Past Human Behavior Across Time and Space: The Organization of Lithic Technology at Spring Lake, TX, 41HY160
… human occupation from the Paleoindian to the Late Prehistoric eras. Excavations conducted around the lake have produced numerous artifact assemblages that have been the focus of several research projects. However, many assemblages have yet to be analyzed and an array of questions regarding …
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Late Holocene Toolstone Procurement and Land-Use Strategies in the Black Rock Desert and High Rock Country of Northwest Nevada
This thesis tests current interpretations of Late Holocene (5,000 cal BP to present) archaeology for the Black Rock Desert and High Rock Country (BRD/HRC) through an assessment of the toolstone procurement and land-use strategies of the region's prehistoric occupants. This is achieved through: …
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The Geologic and Archaeological History of the Dickie Carr Site 41PR26
… regional comparison is made with respect to the Late Quaternary geology of the upper Trinity River basin, Texas to interpret the geologic data. Two stratigraphic units were identified that record the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. The buried lower unit is comprised of terrace, floodplain, and …
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RELATING TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BISON REMAINS TO CULTURAL AND SPATIAL INFERENCE: A STUDY OF THE FAUNAL REMAINS FROM THE TONGUE RIVER BUFFALO JUMP SITE (24RB2135)
… dates suggest multiple kill events, ranging from Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric. A variety of data were collected, including taxon, osteological element, side, orientation within skeleton, portion, color, size, weathering, and taphonomic or cultural modifications. The taphonomic observations …
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RELATING TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BISON REMAINS TO CULTURAL AND SPATIAL INFERENCE: A STUDY OF THE FAUNAL REMAINS FROM THE TONGUE RIVER BUFFALO JUMP SITE (24RB2135)
… dates suggest multiple kill events, ranging from Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric. A variety of data were collected, including taxon, osteological element, side, orientation within skeleton, portion, color, size, weathering, and taphonomic or cultural modifications. The taphonomic observations …
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Evidence of Climatic Influence on Subsistence Strategies at Sage Hen Springs, Nevada
… increase in diet breadth during the Middle and Late Archaic. Here, I present data collected from the Sage Hen Springs site in northwestern Nevada during a Phase II testing project conducted by the BLM and an analysis of these data focusing on patterns of subsistence and mobility strategies …
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Subsistence, Technology, and Site Use Through Time at 41HY160, the Tee Box Six Locale
… with occupations that date from the Early Archaic to the Late Prehistoric. Additionally, Paleo-Indian projectile points of Golondrina and Scottsbluff types were recovered, although their presence has been attributed to fill dirt brought in from another area in association with the …
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WESSELMAN FARM, AN ARCHAIC SITE ON THE LOWER GREAT MIAMI RIVER, HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO
… in Hamilton County, Ohio. The site is an early Late Archaic period (4330 ± 30 to 4080 ± 30 BP [4959 - 4462 cal BP]) habitation site with dense midden development situated on a summit over the Great Miami River. This research was inspired by a small box of stone tools that a family had collected …
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A Stone's Throw from the Source: An Examination of Fine-Grained Volcanic Toolstone Use in the Pah Rah Range, Western Nevada
… Results indicate that during the Middle to Late Archaic (5,000-700 cal BP) local FGV sources were overwhelmingly preferred. Compared to obsidian data from the same region, FGV toolstone reflects shorter-distance conveyance and east-west rather than north-south movement, suggesting that …
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Democracy in the Peloponnese, c.550–146 BCE
… constitutions in the Peloponnese between the late archaic and the mid-Hellenistic period. It investigates the emergence and permanence of democratic government in three major Peloponnesian poleis (Elis, Mantinea, Argos) and one federal state (the Achaean League), as well as the way in which …
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The Easterner at the Drinking Party: The Role of the Other in the Ancient Greek Symposion
Athenian painted pottery from the late Archaic and early Classical period frequently depicts images of the symposion, a popular ancient Greek drinking banquet which played an important role in ancient Athenian society. Some of these depictions include images of Eastern foreigners alongside Athenian …
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A Spatial Analysis of 24HL1085: A Prehistoric Site in the Bear's Paw Mountains
… the use areas of two prehistoric components, Late Archaic and Late Prehistoric, through the identification of spatial patterns created by the excavated lithics, faunal remains, and fire cracked rock (FCR). I also wanted to show that understanding the spatial layout of FCR is just as important …
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A Spatial Analysis of 24HL1085: A Prehistoric Site in the Bear's Paw Mountains
… the use areas of two prehistoric components, Late Archaic and Late Prehistoric, through the identification of spatial patterns created by the excavated lithics, faunal remains, and fire cracked rock (FCR). I also wanted to show that understanding the spatial layout of FCR is just as important …
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Mapping and Radiocarbon Dating Archaic Period Monuments: La Alberca Structure Complex, Highland Michoacán, Mexico
… Mexico. They are most likely precursors to the Late Formative <em>guachomontanes</em>, and may cover burials if not shaft tombs. West Central Mexico is now identified as home to the closest genetic relatives to maize and beans and includes the earliest archaeological evidence for maize. It …
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People, Places, and Plants: An Appraisal of Subsistence, Technology and Sedentism in the Eastern Woodlands
… diet from the Hocking Valley, Ohio, for the Late Archaic through Middle Woodland Periods, 2. Determine the relative correlation between investments in food processing technology and the incorporation of cultivated foods into the prehistoric Woodlands diet, and 3. Establish the seasonal …
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