Post-Pleistocene Depositional Change at Rodgers Shelter, Missouri
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9216323 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanley A Ahler (Department of Anthropology Universityof Missouri Columbia,Missouri 65201, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 59 |
| Pages | 152-163 |
| Publication date | 1973-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Plains Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-0447 • E-ISSN: 2052-546X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2052546.1973.11908646 |
| OpenAlex | W819799027 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 2 |
Investigations of the deposits in Rodgers Shelter (23BE 125), on the western periphery of the Ozark Highlands, delineated major depositional patterns at the site and determined the chronological relationship of these patterns to human activities. Twenty-five sediment samples representing a stratigraphic sequence through the 11,000 year old accumulation were subjected to 2 types of analysis: 1) particle size determinations made by a combination of the hydrometer method and wet sieving, and 2) determination of mineral and rock composition of gravel and coarse sand by visual examinationPrincipal components factor analysis applied to particle size and composition data yielded 3 factors representing changing upland and hillslope erosional patterns, shifting location of the nearby Pomme de Terre River channel, and variations in vertical accretion by the Pomme de Terre River.Weighted average cluster analysis of factor scores on the 3 depositional variables delimited 7 major groups of samples, each representing distinctly different depositional conditions. Viewed stratigraphically, 10 depositional units were defined. The depositional environment of each was determined by mean factor scores. These stratigraphic units provide a more refined picture of site stratigraphy than is available from field observations alone.Viewed chronologically, the cluster analysis provides a model of the post-Pleistocene depositional history of the site: progressing from a period of intense upland erosion and aggradation by the Pomme de Terre, to a period of severe local hillslope erosion and valley degradation, and finally to a period of combined alluvial and colluvial deposition on the T-lb terrace. When the depositional history and cultural history of the site are compared, every major hypothesized change in human adaptive strategy coincides with a major change in depositional patterns, providing a convincing example of the close interrelationship between human behavior and surrounding environmental conditions
Aggradation · Alluvium · Archaeology · Colluvium · Deposition (geology) · Erosion · Fluvial · Geography · Period (music) · Pleistocene · Quaternary · Sediment · Sedimentary depositional environment · Structural basin · Terrace (agriculture) · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Post-glacial environmental change and hunting-gathering societies of the southern Prairie Peninsula
Biomantle Formation and Site Preservation on Terraces of Low Order Streams in the Ozark Uplands
Models in Western Missouri Paleoecology and Prehistory
The Dynamics of Cultural and Environmental Change at Rodgers Shelter, Missouri
Late Quaternary Geology of the Lower Pomme de Terre Valley11This work was supported in part by National Science Foundation grants GA-12772 and GA-35625 to the author.
Amerinds and the Environment
Sedimentary Processes at Rodgers Shelter
Deposits for Archaeologists
Factor Analysis, Random Data, and Patterned Results
Numerical Taxonomy, R-Mode Factor Analysis, and Archaeological Classification
Chemical Analysis of Deposits at Rodgers Shelter, Missouri
W. Raymond Wood’s Interdisciplinary Approach to Archaeology
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 2012 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |