Archaeology: Investigations in Russell Cave. John W. Griffin

Cultural Resources Survey and Archeological Inventory of the Proposed Carrollton Revetment Project, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Phase 1. Volume 1 of 2

“…Reavailability of select natural resources. Archaic source procurement was directed towards the peoples exploited a home range delimited by the exploitation of riverine faunal and floral species seasonal availability of nuts, fruits, fish, game, (Muller 1983;Walthall 1980). In Louisiana, artiand other natural resources (Muller 1983).…”

“…Big Sandy sites also exhibit multiple and floral species were exploited during the Aractivity areas (Walthall 1980). Big Sandy prochaic stage than during the Paleo-Indian stage, jectile points are spread over a wider area than with utilized fauna including raccoon, opossum, those of the Dalton Horizon, extending from dog, groundhog, squirrel, fox, beaver, bear, Arkansas to Florida, and north to the Great wildcat, rabbit, skunk, chipmunk, mink, muskLakes region (Walthall 1980). The Kirk Horizon rat, otter, porcupine, wild turkey, turkey vulture, is characterized by medium-sized, cornerpassenger pigeon, goose, turtle, snake, and deer.…”

“…States, suggesting an adaptation to a forested Amite River phase was defined in the Arnite Baenvironment (Walthall 1980). A substantial insin in the upper deltaic region of Louisiana ventory of wood and bone working tools is asso- (Gagliano 1963).…”

“…It represents an adaptation to ciated with Kirk Horizon sites (Purdy 1973; the upland woodlands, and it is characterized by Waller 1976 Ground stone and bone commonly were used for similar to the distribution of points of the premanufacturing a variety of tools. Local gravels ceding Kirk Horizon (Walthall 1980). served as a source for chipped stone artifacts (Gagliano 1967 (Neuman 1984).…”

“…Marksville peoples (Walthall 1980 (Toth 1977). Most Marksville sites are phases are based on geographic location, and on found within the Lower Mississippi Valley, differences in ceramic assemblages.…”