Author : Gabrielle Aberle
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (184 download)
Book Synopsis An Analysis of the Woodland Ceramics from Galum Crossing (site 21C4-29) by : Gabrielle Aberle
Download or read book An Analysis of the Woodland Ceramics from Galum Crossing (site 21C4-29) written by Gabrielle Aberle and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Situated on upper Galum Creek at the northwest margin of the Big Muddy River drainage basin, the primary occupation at Galum Crossing consisted of an early Late Woodland habitation dating from approximately A.D. 450 to the early A.D. 700s. The cultural-historical affiliation of the Woodland occupation and the relationship of Galum Crossing to local and regional contemporaneous sites were assessed using radiocarbon dating and an attribute-based analysis of the Woodland ceramic assemblage. This provided data for examining the designation of the proposed Jamestown phase as a transitional unit between the Middle Woodland Crab Orchard Tradition and the Late Woodland Raymond phase. Regional comparisons indicated during the early Late Woodland, the upper Galum Creek valley was utilized by groups associated with cultural systems in the Big Muddy and American Bottom. For the Jamestown phase to be a useful heuristic construct of Late Woodland systematics in southern Illinois, it should be redefined as a local subphase for the Big Muddy drainage reflecting a period of interaction resulting from an influx of groups from the south and west/northwest. The interval should be adjusted to A.D. 400 to A.D. 750 and its geographic relevance limited to the northwestern margins of the Big Muddy drainage pending further investigations in the upper Big Muddy, the Marys, and the lower Kaskaskia river drainages.
