C Russell Stafford
Biographic Data
| ID | 150200 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C Russell Stafford |
| GIVEN NAMES | C Russell |
| FAMILY NAME | Stafford |
| SIGNATURE | STAFFORD C R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 74 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Modeling soil-geomorphic associations and Archaic stratigraphic sequences in the lower Ohio River valley
The hidden record: Late Holocene landscapes and settlement archaeology in the Lower Ohio River Valley
From extensive backhoe trenching and coring in the Great Miami–Ohio River confluence region, in conjunction with a large suite of radiocarbon ages, we have identified large tracts of late Holocene alluvium. Thick blankets of Historic alluvium (post‐settlement) may also cover levees of the Ohio River. In conjunction with other studies in the Outer Bluegrass Region of the lower Ohio River valley, it is possible to document an association between fl…
The Bluegrass Fauna and Changes in Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Foraging in the Southern Midwest
A shift in Archaic foraging to a largely logistic collector strategy by the middle Holocene is indicated by the presence of rock-filled middens in the U.S. southern Midwest. This change has usually been attributed to the development of super-rich wetland habitats in large river valleys. Analysis of a well-preserved faunal assemblage from the Bluegrass site, a late Middle Archaic base camp/mortuary occupation, located in an interior upland drainag…
The geomorphology of Sugar Loaf Mound: Prehistoric cemeteries and the formation of loess cones in the lower Wabash Valley
Burial mounds found on bluff crests in the Midwest United States overlap in scale with conical shaped Peoria Loess hills along the valley margins of the lower Wabash River. Coring of Sugar Loaf Mound, a feature thought to be an artificial mound for some 200 years, indicates that it is a 9 m eolian feature that contains prehistoric human remains. Analysis indicates that a sharp-edged till ridge resulted in a zone of eolian sand and silt accumulati…
The geomorphology of Sugar Loaf Mound: Prehistoric cemeteries and the formation of loess cones in the lower Wabash Valley
Burial mounds found on bluff crests in the Midwest United States overlap in scale with conical shaped Peoria Loess hills along the valley margins of the lower Wabash River. Coring of Sugar Loaf Mound, a feature thought to be an artificial mound for some 200 years, indicates that it is a 9 m eolian feature that contains prehistoric human remains. Analysis indicates that a sharp-edged till ridge resulted in a zone of eolian sand and silt accumulati…
Geoarchaeological perspectives on paleolandscapes and regional subsurface archaeology
Structural Changes in Archaic Landscape Use in the Dissected Uplands of Southwestern Indiana
Structural changes in Archaic landscape use are examined using a large-scale survey data set from the dissected forested uplands of southwest Indiana. Spatial patterning of hafted bifaces, as indicated by proximity to streams of different order and distance from major rivers, was found to vary between the Early and Middle Archaic periods. Early Archaic settlement emphasized the upper reaches and divides of basins, but also included near-river loc…
Landscape Scale
Prehistoric settlement and landscape change on alluvial fans in the upper Mississippi river valley
Geoarchaeological studies of alluvial fans in the northern Sny Bottom (Upper Mississippi River valley) focused on distal fan lobe processes, the effects of small‐scale landscape change on prehistoric locational decisions, and the resulting structure of the archaeological record. Aerial imagery together with coring and trenching of paleochannels on distal lobes found that frequent channel avulsion (1) produced abrupt landform/habitat changes and (…
The Functional Hypothesis: A Formal Approach to Use-Wear Experiments and Settlement-Subsistence
The articulation of experiments, observations of prehistoric use-wear, and settlement-subsistence model testing has remained implicit in most studies and largely oriented toward cultural reconstructionism. This paper discusses the weaknesses of the analogy-based approach and suggests an alternative that uses experiments and other means to test the hypothesis that functional dimensions are represented in a prehistoric assemblage. The results of a …
Quantification in American archaeology: A historical perspective
In this paper we survey the development of the use of quantitative methods in American archaeology, using for our guidance the contents of American Antiquity since its first publication in 1935. We conclude that the utility of ‘Confirmatory Data Analysis’ has been much overrated in archaeology, and suggest that the alternative technique of ‘Exploratory Data Analysis’, developed by Tukey and others, may be greatly preferable
Some Issues Concerning The Design Of Lithic Experiments
NotesAn earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Tucson, 1978
Reply by Sollberger and Patterson to comments by Haynes and White on Bipolar Flaking
A reply is given to criticisms by Haynes and White concerning the article by Sollberger and Patterson on bipolar flaking. Definitions of true bipolar fracture and flaking industries are emphasized
Geoarchaeological perspectives on paleolandscapes and regional subsurface archaeology
The hidden record: Late Holocene landscapes and settlement archaeology in the Lower Ohio River Valley
From extensive backhoe trenching and coring in the Great Miami–Ohio River confluence region, in conjunction with a large suite of radiocarbon ages, we have identified large tracts of late Holocene alluvium. Thick blankets of Historic alluvium (post‐settlement) may also cover levees of the Ohio River. In conjunction with other studies in the Outer Bluegrass Region of the lower Ohio River valley, it is possible to document an association between fl…
Quantification in American archaeology: A historical perspective
In this paper we survey the development of the use of quantitative methods in American archaeology, using for our guidance the contents of American Antiquity since its first publication in 1935. We conclude that the utility of ‘Confirmatory Data Analysis’ has been much overrated in archaeology, and suggest that the alternative technique of ‘Exploratory Data Analysis’, developed by Tukey and others, may be greatly preferable
Structural Changes in Archaic Landscape Use in the Dissected Uplands of Southwestern Indiana
Structural changes in Archaic landscape use are examined using a large-scale survey data set from the dissected forested uplands of southwest Indiana. Spatial patterning of hafted bifaces, as indicated by proximity to streams of different order and distance from major rivers, was found to vary between the Early and Middle Archaic periods. Early Archaic settlement emphasized the upper reaches and divides of basins, but also included near-river loc…
The Bluegrass Fauna and Changes in Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Foraging in the Southern Midwest
A shift in Archaic foraging to a largely logistic collector strategy by the middle Holocene is indicated by the presence of rock-filled middens in the U.S. southern Midwest. This change has usually been attributed to the development of super-rich wetland habitats in large river valleys. Analysis of a well-preserved faunal assemblage from the Bluegrass site, a late Middle Archaic base camp/mortuary occupation, located in an interior upland drainag…
Prehistoric settlement and landscape change on alluvial fans in the upper Mississippi river valley
Geoarchaeological studies of alluvial fans in the northern Sny Bottom (Upper Mississippi River valley) focused on distal fan lobe processes, the effects of small‐scale landscape change on prehistoric locational decisions, and the resulting structure of the archaeological record. Aerial imagery together with coring and trenching of paleochannels on distal lobes found that frequent channel avulsion (1) produced abrupt landform/habitat changes and (…
Modeling soil-geomorphic associations and Archaic stratigraphic sequences in the lower Ohio River valley
The Functional Hypothesis: A Formal Approach to Use-Wear Experiments and Settlement-Subsistence
The articulation of experiments, observations of prehistoric use-wear, and settlement-subsistence model testing has remained implicit in most studies and largely oriented toward cultural reconstructionism. This paper discusses the weaknesses of the analogy-based approach and suggests an alternative that uses experiments and other means to test the hypothesis that functional dimensions are represented in a prehistoric assemblage. The results of a …
Some Issues Concerning The Design Of Lithic Experiments
NotesAn earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Tucson, 1978
Reply by Sollberger and Patterson to comments by Haynes and White on Bipolar Flaking
A reply is given to criticisms by Haynes and White concerning the article by Sollberger and Patterson on bipolar flaking. Definitions of true bipolar fracture and flaking industries are emphasized
Some Issues Concerning The Design Of Lithic Experiments
NotesAn earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Tucson, 1978
Quantification in American archaeology: A historical perspective
In this paper we survey the development of the use of quantitative methods in American archaeology, using for our guidance the contents of American Antiquity since its first publication in 1935. We conclude that the utility of ‘Confirmatory Data Analysis’ has been much overrated in archaeology, and suggest that the alternative technique of ‘Exploratory Data Analysis’, developed by Tukey and others, may be greatly preferable
The Functional Hypothesis: A Formal Approach to Use-Wear Experiments and Settlement-Subsistence
The articulation of experiments, observations of prehistoric use-wear, and settlement-subsistence model testing has remained implicit in most studies and largely oriented toward cultural reconstructionism. This paper discusses the weaknesses of the analogy-based approach and suggests an alternative that uses experiments and other means to test the hypothesis that functional dimensions are represented in a prehistoric assemblage. The results of a …
Landscape Scale
Prehistoric settlement and landscape change on alluvial fans in the upper Mississippi river valley
Geoarchaeological studies of alluvial fans in the northern Sny Bottom (Upper Mississippi River valley) focused on distal fan lobe processes, the effects of small‐scale landscape change on prehistoric locational decisions, and the resulting structure of the archaeological record. Aerial imagery together with coring and trenching of paleochannels on distal lobes found that frequent channel avulsion (1) produced abrupt landform/habitat changes and (…
Structural Changes in Archaic Landscape Use in the Dissected Uplands of Southwestern Indiana
Structural changes in Archaic landscape use are examined using a large-scale survey data set from the dissected forested uplands of southwest Indiana. Spatial patterning of hafted bifaces, as indicated by proximity to streams of different order and distance from major rivers, was found to vary between the Early and Middle Archaic periods. Early Archaic settlement emphasized the upper reaches and divides of basins, but also included near-river loc…
Geoarchaeological perspectives on paleolandscapes and regional subsurface archaeology
The geomorphology of Sugar Loaf Mound: Prehistoric cemeteries and the formation of loess cones in the lower Wabash Valley
Burial mounds found on bluff crests in the Midwest United States overlap in scale with conical shaped Peoria Loess hills along the valley margins of the lower Wabash River. Coring of Sugar Loaf Mound, a feature thought to be an artificial mound for some 200 years, indicates that it is a 9 m eolian feature that contains prehistoric human remains. Analysis indicates that a sharp-edged till ridge resulted in a zone of eolian sand and silt accumulati…
The geomorphology of Sugar Loaf Mound: Prehistoric cemeteries and the formation of loess cones in the lower Wabash Valley
Burial mounds found on bluff crests in the Midwest United States overlap in scale with conical shaped Peoria Loess hills along the valley margins of the lower Wabash River. Coring of Sugar Loaf Mound, a feature thought to be an artificial mound for some 200 years, indicates that it is a 9 m eolian feature that contains prehistoric human remains. Analysis indicates that a sharp-edged till ridge resulted in a zone of eolian sand and silt accumulati…
The Bluegrass Fauna and Changes in Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Foraging in the Southern Midwest
A shift in Archaic foraging to a largely logistic collector strategy by the middle Holocene is indicated by the presence of rock-filled middens in the U.S. southern Midwest. This change has usually been attributed to the development of super-rich wetland habitats in large river valleys. Analysis of a well-preserved faunal assemblage from the Bluegrass site, a late Middle Archaic base camp/mortuary occupation, located in an interior upland drainag…
The hidden record: Late Holocene landscapes and settlement archaeology in the Lower Ohio River Valley
From extensive backhoe trenching and coring in the Great Miami–Ohio River confluence region, in conjunction with a large suite of radiocarbon ages, we have identified large tracts of late Holocene alluvium. Thick blankets of Historic alluvium (post‐settlement) may also cover levees of the Ohio River. In conjunction with other studies in the Outer Bluegrass Region of the lower Ohio River valley, it is possible to document an association between fl…
Modeling soil-geomorphic associations and Archaic stratigraphic sequences in the lower Ohio River valley
Archaeology (13 works) · Geography (11 works) · Geology (8 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 works) · Paleontology (6 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Geology (4 works)