Playa Archaeology on the Southern High Plains of Texas: A Spatial Analysis of Hunter-Gatherer Occupations at Tahoka-Walker (41LY53)

被引：9

作者：

Hurst, Stance ^{[1
]}

Johnson, Eileen ^{[1
]}

Holliday, Vance T. ^{[2
]}

Butler, Sophie ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Texas Tech Univ Museum, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA

[2] Univ Arizona, Dept Anthropol, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA

来源：

PLAINS ANTHROPOLOGIST | 2010年 / 55卷 / 215期

关键词：

southern High Plains; Paleoindian; Late Archaic; Minimum Analytical Nodule Analysis; surface archaeology;

D O I：

10.1179/pan.2010.018

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

Tahoka-Walker (41LY53) is a multi-component Paleoindian and Late Archaic campsite located along the margins of a playa near the town of Tahoka on the Southern High Plains of Texas. Three discrete concentrations of artifacts observed while mapping the surface distribution of artifacts suggest separate activity areas. A spatial analysis of the distribution of lithic artifacts by their raw material source and minimum analytical nodule is undertaken to determine if a separate Paleoindian and Late Archaic occupation could be distinguished In addition, minimum analytical nodules are used to deduce the technological planning strategies evident at Tahoka-Walker A spatial analysis of hearthstones and bone scrap are used to compare with the distribution of lithic artifact clusters. Spatial analysis confirms the presence of three distinct areas that coincide with the three concentrations noted in the field. One is an activity area associated with a Paleoindian occupation, but Late Archaic activities overlap the Paleoindian activity area in extent, and cannot be distinguished spatially. Information recovered from the piece-point plotted surface artifacts holds great potential for spatial analysis, but investigating the spatial structure of the site is critical for determining what types of cultural inferences can be made about the site.

引用

页码：195 / 214

页数：20

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