The Shea Site
A Prehistoric Fortified Village on the Northeastern Plains
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9216756 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael G Michlovic (Minnesota State University Moorhead), Fred E Schneider (University of North Dakota), Fred Schneider (University of North Dakota) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 143 |
| Pages | 117-137 |
| Publication date | 1993-05-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/2052546.1993.11931671 |
| OpenAlex | W830800997 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 14 |
Archaeological excavations at the Shea site (32CS1O1) reveal a village lifeway on the Northeastern Plains during the late prehistoric period and clarify Late Woodland-Plains Village interrelationships. This small site, enclosed by a ditch and earth embankment, has no surface evidence of lodge depressions. Excavations uncovered fire hearths, storage pits, and scattered postmolds but no clear evidence of dwellings. Analysis of botanical remains indicates that cultigens are present and that gardening was being practiced on the Northeastern Plains during the late prehistoric period. The Shea population was also heavily involved in bison hunting. Ceramics reflect connections with Sandy Lake groups in the Minnesota woodlands. Projectile points are almost entirely unnotched triangular forms. Six radiocarbon samples from the site provide an average calibrated radiocarbon date of AD 1448. Ditch sediments are stratified, indicating repeated use of the site over an extended time period. The occupants of the site were villagers but do not appear to be derived from the village cultures of the Middle Missouri subarea. The Shea site is provisionally affiliated with the recently defined Northeastern Plains Village Complex.Key Words: Shea sitedual economyfortified settlementculture historyNortheastern PlainsVillage Complex
Archaeology · Culture of the United States · Ditch · Excavation · Geography · Hearth · Period (music · Population · Prehistory · Projectile point · Radiocarbon dating · Woodland · American Environmental and Regional History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Ecology · Geology
Time to Grow
Digging Ditches
The Archaeology of War
Understanding Northeastern Plains Village sites through archaeological geophysics
Current Research on Late Precontact Societies of the Midcontinental United States
Reassessing the northern limit of maize consumption in North America
Archaeobotanical evidence of prehistoric maize (Zea mays) consumption at the northern edge of the Great Plains
Northeastern Plains Village Complex Timelines and Relations
Re-visiting the Schultz site in North Dakota
Aboriginal Seasonal Subsistence and Land Use on the Northeastern Plains
The Cheyenne migration and the Biesterfeldt site revisited
Northernmost Precontact Maize in North America
Incorporating Chenopodium berlandieri into a Seasonal Subsistence Pattern
Indians in the fur trade
Interdependence among egalitarian societies
Introduction to the Ecology of Early Historic Communal Bison Hunting Among the Northern Plains Indians
High-Precision Calibration of the Radiocarbon Time Scale, AD 1950–500 BC
From History to Prehistory in The Northern Great Plains
Fortified Villages In The Northern Plains
The Devils Lake — Sourisford Burial Complex on the Northeastern Plains
Hawks, Serpents, And Bird-Men
Hunter-Gatherers and Their Neighbors from Prehistory to the Present [and Comments and Replies]
An Interpretation of Mandan Culture History
Ecology and Cultural Continuity as Contributing Factors in the Social Organization of the Plains Indians
Sandy Lake Ware and Its Distribution
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,54 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |