Anthropology 2231F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Paleo-Indians, Glossary Of Leaf Morphology, Flaked
13 Jul 2012
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Lecture 4 part 1 archaic north america. Archaic had to redefine ritchie"s definition of archaic, not just pre-pottery or pre-agricultural, had to distinguish from paleoindians and woodland: *there are always some exceptions* Characteristics of artifacts found that define: paleoindian. Used finest grains of chert and flint. Few plant processing foods and fishing tools: archaic. Notched or steamed points (to attach to a shaft) Used a much wider range of materials for tools. More plant and fishing tools (mortars, net-sinkers, etc. ) Small amounts of debris left behind (few stone flakes, etc. ) Very few burials and no cemeteries: archaic. Large amounts of debris (areas set aside at camps) Lots of burials and true cemeteries (areas set aside to inter the. There are exceptions to these rules deceased: e. g. Dalton has adzes and cemeteries and it is a paleoindian site: are some sites in the southeast with very basic pottery, are some mounds dating to archaic, characteristic of woodland.
