The Ceramic Analysis of the Collier Lodge Site (12PR36)

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Collier Lodge Site (12Pr36) is on the southern edge of Porter County in Indiana in the northmost part of the Kankakee Marsh. The archaeological site is uniquely represented by its extensive ceramic assemblage that spans from 1000 BC to historic times. Despite this trove of ceramic data, the chronology of the site and Northwestern Indiana region has been unresolved. This research established a chronology based on the pottery found at Collier Lodge from archaeological excavation from 2003 to 2023. It then utilized comparative sites to determine the appropriate archaeological phase concurrent with the ceramics found. The research uses ceramic analysis to gain insights into the cultural, social, and historical contexts that shaped the Collier Lodge site. Using quantitative and qualitative data, patterns regarding the ceramic's styles and functionalities, trade routes, sources, and site formation processes were established.

This study pinpointed when variations in ceramic assemblages occurred at the Collier Lodge Site and implemented the theory that the variety of wares is credited to the interaction amongst a range of prehistoric indigenous groups found in the heartland of America. These interactions, and occasional co-habitation led to a culmination of cultural practices regarding ceramic manufacture and adaptations of style.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts

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Abstract Id(s): 51678