Modeling Diachronic Paleoindian Landscape Use in Indiana: A Spatial Analysis of State-Level Data

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

In this paper, we expand upon our analysis of all recorded early Paleoindian sites in Indiana by incorporating spatial data from middle and late Paleoindian sites. Our analysis of both site locations and least cost paths between tool stone resources and sites with identified raw material types indicates that temporal differences exist for where Paleoindians placed themselves on the landscape. Due to changes in professional reporting standards through time, our site data often require individual evaluation to determine landform location, artifact typologies, and raw material types. Where applicable, we make use of gray literature to provide additional data and site context or to check that the provided data are correct. Our findings are part of a long-term project to construct a Geographic Information Systems database of Paleoindian sites that can be queried for data relevant to a better understanding of the Paleoindian presence in Indiana. We hope that the project can collaborate with similar projects in surrounding states.

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• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 24795