The 1978 and 1979 Excavations at Strawberry Island in the McNary Reservoir.
Abstract
A major objective in the Strawberry Island project was to evaluate the site with a focus on determining the significance of spatial distributional patterns and size variations in housepits. Intrasite assemblage comparisons and the analysis of relationships between surface features and their associated stratigraphy, fauna remains and lithics were carried out to assess the utility of the conventional view of late Plateau prehistory in which all temporal variation in the archaeological record has been considered superficial in character. It is proposed that an interval of increased aridity between 1,000 B.P. and 600 B.P. in combination with sufficient population levels resulted in an adaptive shift that is reflected in the archaeological deposits at Strawberry Island. It is further proposed that this shift involved subsistence adjustments including increased reliance upon fishing and settlement adjustments in the direction greater sedentism. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA132291
Entities
People
- Deborah L. Olson
- Randall F. Schalk
- Robert R. Mierendorf
Organizations
- Washington State University