An Idaho Model of Frontier Settlement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11380445 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Ostrogorsky (University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-83 |
| Publication date | 1982-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | North American Archaeologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0197-6931 • E-ISSN: 1541-3543 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/m8we-mv5q-529m-d1h9 |
| OpenAlex | W2067793823 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
The evolutionary model of westward expansion expounded by Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 still has adherents among the archaeological community. Although this model may be relevant to an agricultural frontier, such as the Mississippi Valley, settlement of the Rocky Mountain West presents a radically different problem. Based on documentary evidence, a settlement model relevant to the spatially static mining frontier is postulated. Environment played an insignificant role as a determining factor in the society of the mining frontier. More important was the economic correlation to cultural complexity. The model proposed has been corroborated to date by excavation within the Idaho mining frontier
Archaeology · Economics · Excavation · Frontier · Geography · Human settlement · Settlement (finance · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |