Riverton Site, IL (11CW170) Project
Summary
The Riverton Site is a Late Archaic shell midden located north east of the town of Palestine, Illinois. The site is situated between the Wabash River to the east and an abandoned channel to the west. Prehistorically the area site may have been an island.
Dr. Paul Parmalee analyzed the faunal remains. For vertebrate remains, Dr. Parmalee only recorded attributes for the following variables: taxon, element, completeness (whole vs fragmentary), the number of identified specimens, and miscellaneous comments. For Mollusks, he recorded only taxon and NISP.
Cite this Record
Riverton Site, IL (11CW170) Project. ( tDAR id: 436185) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8V40XCQ
This Resource is Part of the Following Collections
Keywords
Culture
Late Archaic
Material
Chipped Stone
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Dating Sample
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Fauna
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Ground Stone
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Macrobotanical
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Shell
Site Type
Artifact Scatter
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Hearth
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Midden
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Pit
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Environment Research
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
General
Faunal Analysis (Prehistoric)
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Freshwater Mussel Shell Midden
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Gastropod Shells
Geographic Keywords
Wabash River Valley
Temporal Keywords
Late Archaic
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Bonnie Styles
Contributor(s): Mona Colburn; Paul W. Parmalee
Source Collections
Illinois State Museum