Reconstructing the Culture-History of Squires Ridge (31ED365): A Multicomponent Site within the Northern Coastal Plain of North Carolina

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Kristina M Hill (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

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Abstract: Until recently , the prehistoric culture-history of the Coastal Plain has remained the least understood region in North Carolina due to a lack of known sites with stratified context and dateable components. Sites , such as Barber Creek (31PT259) and Squires Ridge (31ED365) situated along the Tar River , have archaeological data that can refine the region's stratigraphic sequence (Moore and Daniel 2011; Phelps 1983). The excavations at these two sites have established the presence of archaeological sequences dating from the Early Archaic to the Early/Middle Woodland (11 , 500-1 , 000 Cal. BP.). Previous studies (Daniel et al. 2013; Barbour 2014) have analyzed part of the stratigraphic sequence at Squires Ridge. The research presented here analyses additional data from Squires Ridge. In this study , the stratigraphic sequence in the northern was explored using artifact back-plot , artifact frequency distributions , and artifact refitting analyses from material recovered during the 2011-2012 field seasons. The results of this analysis confirms the presence of Early Archaic through Early/Middle Woodland occupations elsewhere on the site. Through the continued analysis of Squires Ridge , the culture history of the site as well as the North Carolina Coastal Plain as a region can be better understood.

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Language: English

Date: 2017

Keywords

Cultural Chronology, Culture History, Archaeology, Prehistory, Stratigraphic, Early Archaic, Middle Archaic, Woodland, Artifact Refitting, Artifact Back-plot, Artifact Frequency Distribution

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