Geoarchaeology and Precolonial Occupation History of the Indian Camp Run-Allegheny River Confluence, Ohio River Headwaters, Northwestern Pennsylvania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11205477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Todd Grote (0000-0002-9824-6345, Indiana University Southeast, corresponding author), Alex Myers (0000-0002-9784-8029, Allegheny College), Andrew Myers (0009-0005-1579-0492, Allegheny Archaeology Research, LLC, 109 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kane, Pennsylvania 16735), Patricia Stahlman (Allegheny Archaeology Research, LLC, 109 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kane, Pennsylvania 16735), Phillip W Stahlman (Allegheny College) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-174 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0146-1109 • E-ISSN: 2327-4271 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/23274271.50.2.03 |
| OpenAlex | W4412167064 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
Two multicomponent archaeological sites, Indian Camp Run 1 (ICR1) and Indian Camp Run 2 (ICR2), occur at the Indian Camp Run-Allegheny River confluence in the Ohio River headwaters of northwestern Pennsylvania. Here we present the geoarchaeology and occupational history of the confluence area based on soils, sediments, radiocarbon dating, diagnostic artifacts, and regional paleoenvironmental information. The confluence area comprises a fan-terrace complex (FTC) hosting ICR1 and a low-lying alluvial terrace (T1) hosting ICR2. The eastern/central portion of the FTC primarily reflects Late Wisconsin debris flow and colluvial/mass-wasting processes that are capped by a thin veneer of overbank alluvium that hosts the oldest archaeological materials. The western FTC and T1 were constructed by fluvial processes during the late-Middle and Late Holocene. Both landforms stabilized during the Late Holocene, allowing for repeated Late Archaic and younger occupations but also creating a blurred archaeological record
Archaeology · Confluence · Geoarchaeology · Geography · River valley · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |