The Upper Mississippian Occupation at the Collier Lodge Site (12PR36)

Ceramics and Chronology on the Eastern Edge of Oneota

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ID9403203
AuthorsMark R Schurr (0000-0001-6805-0184, University of Notre Dame, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume42
Issue1
Pages87-110
Publication date2017-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMidcontinental Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0146-1109 • E-ISSN: 2327-4271
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01461109.2017.1287474
OpenAlexW2603549246
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited8

The Upper Mississippian Fisher/Huber occupations of northwestern Indiana are part of the easternmost extension of Oneota. Excavations at the Collier Lodge site (12PR36) found 18 Upper Mississippian features from a seasonal encampment on the edge of the Kankakee Marsh. The ceramic assemblage and radiocarbon dates indicate the site was created during the late fifteenth century, placing it in the northwestern Indiana temporal sequence between the previously known Fifield site occupation and the Huber phase component at the Griesmer site. The ceramic decorative elements include relatively low proportions of medium trailing and cordmarking, with higher proportions of wide trailing and smooth surfaces, suggesting a very late pre-Huber occupation (fine trailing is virtually absent). The assemblage could also reflect a Late Fisher occupation followed after a short period of time by a terminal Fisher/early Huber occupation. Oneota sites in northwestern Indiana appear to have been relatively rare, widely distributed, small, and seasonal

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Chronology · Geography · American Environmental and Regional History · Archaeology and Natural History · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History

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