The Haw River Sites: Archaeological Investigations at Two Stratified Sites in the North Carolina Piedmont. Volume II.
Abstract
Archeological salvage excavations were conducted in central North Carolina during the fall of 1979 at prehistoric sites called the Haw River group. Initial survey and test excavations at 31Ch8, 31Ch29 and 31Ch28 demonstrated that the the two former sites contained deeply-stratified deposits with artifactual remains representing some 10,000 years of prehistory. Field work at 31Ch8 and 31Ch29 included detailed surface mapping, test pitting and complete excavation of two large-scale block units. Due to the extreme complexity of natural and cultural stratigraphic processes at the site, a program of geomorphological testing and evaluation was made an integral part of the archeological investigations. The report resulting from the 1979 Haw River excavation details methodological aspects of the project, including field data recovery techniques and laboratory analysis procedures. A history of previous investigations is provided, as is an updated archeological background section; both are included to assist the reader in understanding the archeological and interpretive contexts of our work. Major portions of the report detail the innovative theoretical framework within which the Haw River site data are presented and interpreted. Sections are devoted to reconstruction of paleoenvironmental variables that affected natural site formation processes. Environmental models also are used to explain discerned patterns of lithic technological organization.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA122642
Entities
People
- John S. Cable
- Stephen R. Claggett