Settlement networks and the organization of lithic tool production in the Late Prehistoric period (a.d. 1000–1780), Lower Nueces River Valley, South Texas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11073791 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert P Drolet (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 353-369 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/0093469014z.00000000095 |
| OpenAlex | W2059937704 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
Evidence from one of several Late Prehistoric settlement networks in the Lower Nueces River Valley in Texas demonstrates that base camps were surrounded by smaller-sized temporary camps. Local groups utilized nearby stone quarries, moved raw material to their settlements and reduced cores, preforms, and bifaces into tools for domestic use and portable toolkits. The Lower Nueces River Valley settlement organization and tool production during this period suggest restricted mobility, base camp sedentism, and abundant resource supply. This organizational structure promoted a complex foraging economy and perhaps the emergence of territorial clustering
Archaeology · Geography · Human settlement · Period (music · Prehistory · Resource (disambiguation · Settlement (finance · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Geology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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