From Activity Areas to Occupational Histories: New Methods to Document the Formation of Spatial Structure in Hunter-Gatherer Sites

Clark, Amy

doi:10.1007/s10816-017-9313-7

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“…These assemblages result from the accumulation of activity events that, continuously or discontinuously, take place in the same space over a more or less prolonged period of time. The recognition that the archeological assemblages are palimpsests derives a series of issues that have been widely discussed (Bailey 2007;Bailey and Galadinou 2009;Binford 1981;Clark 2017;Lyman 2003;Malinsky-Buller et al 2011;Schiffer 1985;Sullivan III 2008). These issues are particularly acute when trying to interpret spatial patterns in behavioral terms.…”

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Lithic refitting and intrasite artifact transport: a view from the Middle Paleolithic

Vaquero

Romagnoli

Bargalló

et al. 2019

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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The intrasite mobility of lithic artifacts is one of the most relevant issues that can be approached from the spatial study of refitting. In many sites, it has been found that some artifacts were abandoned at considerable distance from the place where they were produced. Once natural causes of post-depositional nature are discarded, the most likely hypothesis to explain these movements is intentional displacement by humans. However, the interpretation of such intentional movements is particularly difficult, since the intrasite mobility of lithic artifacts can be related to at least four different factors: a) refuse disposal strategies; b) functional complementarity between different activity areas; c) social relations between different domestic units; and d) recycling. Each of these factors has different implications concerning questions as important as the spatial organization within the campsites or the contemporaneity between activity areas. To address this issue, it is necessary to have a representative sample of transport episodes and to analyze aspects such as the connection length, the directionality of the movements, the kind of transported artifacts and the activities carried out both in the place of origin and in the place of destination. As an example, in this work we are going to analyze the long distance displacements identified in different Middle Paleolithic layers from the Abric Romaní (Capellades, Spain).

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Lithic refitting and intrasite artifact transport: a view from the Middle Paleolithic

Vaquero

Romagnoli

Bargalló

et al. 2019

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“…Similarly, about 15% (n = 758) of the debitage in Area A comes from the adjacent units of 150R70 and 150R80, although fewer numbers of formal artifacts are from those units than the above-mentioned cluster. Due to lack of precise provenience information, we cannot critically analyze spatial distribution and site structure (e.g., Clark, 2017; Waguespack and Surovell, 2014). Nonetheless, the simple tabulations above suggest there are concentrations of cultural materials, likely from concentrated or specific activity(ies).…”

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Over the hills and far away: Middle to Late Woodland archaeology and toolstone conveyance at Hyre Mound (46RD1), West Virginia

Rosencrance

Hirshman

2020

North American Archaeologist

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The archaeology of the eastern West Virginia uplands remains significantly understudied compared to other areas of the Appalachian Plateau. Bettye Broyles’ excavations at the Hyre Mound site (46RD1) in 1963 recovered a variety of artifacts within and directly adjacent to a burial mound but the excavations remain largely unpublished. We provide a report of Broyles’ excavations, new radiocarbon dates, and an analysis of the lithic raw material frequencies at the site. Material culture and ceremonial practices suggest the initial mound construction dates to the Middle Woodland period. Radiocarbon dating of cultural features confirms that people also used the locality during the Late Woodland period. Lithic raw material frequencies indicate a preference for non-local, Hillsdale chert found ∼100 km from the site throughout both time periods. The directionality of toolstone conveyance supports existing models that emphasize the quality and location of raw material sources and the orientation of the region’s physiography.

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“…Several studies have demonstrated how refitting and quantitative methods can elucidate early periods of the Pleistocene in terms of both technological, intra-site, and density analyses. For instance, the refitting study investigation at Gran Dolina TD10.1 was supported with different statistical methods (López-Ortega et al 2011, 2017; Omo Kibish has been studied regarding lithic density, refitting, and site formation (Sisk and Shea 2008); the Acheulean site of Boxgrove is shown to have very large in situ flaking debris and represents very intense refitting results (Bergman and Roberts 1988;Pope and Roberts 2005;Pope et al 2020;Roberts and Parfitt 1999); the Late Acheulean site of Mieso has shown clusters even though they represented low density (de la Torre et al 2014); and the spatial analysis of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov was reinforced with density analysis and thermoluminescence method for the hearth-related flint samples (Alperson-Afil et al 2009, 2017.…”

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“…The archaeological sites with a large dimension and high refit success have always been more attractive to design a logic and acceptable scenario or more realistic interpretations concerning a living area of the human groups (Clark 2017). The long-distance connection is a great indicator in terms of the selection of the specific areas in the settlement (Bodu 1996;Close 2000;Karlin and Julien 2019).…”

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Is a spatial investigation possible without long-distance refit/conjoin? Application to the MIS 11 lithic assemblage of levels E and J from La Cansaladeta site (Tarragona, Spain)

Yeşilova

Ollé

Vergès

2021

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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In this manuscript, we present the first systematic refitting results of the small-scale Middle Pleistocene (MIS11) rock shelter site of La Cansaladeta. The lithic materials that have been recovered from the archaeological levels E and J were the main study materials. These levels were investigated regarding spatial pattern analysis and analyzed with auxiliary methods such as quantitative density mapping demonstration and technological analysis of the lithic clusters. Thus, the spatial patterns of the two levels were compared and discussed, in terms of connections, clusters, and movement of the lithic elements. Undoubtedly, the well preservation of the archaeological levels offered a great opportunity for the interpretation of the spatial patterns in a high-resolution perspective. La Cansaladeta has not been paid attention adequately so far may be due to the small dimension of the excavation surface or to the scarcity of faunal record. Our results show that small-scale sites without long-distance refit/conjoin connections can provide significant spatial information. Indeed, if the sites have very well-preserved archaeological levels, the absence of long connections can be supported by the auxiliary methods.

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From Activity Areas to Occupational Histories: New Methods to Document the Formation of Spatial Structure in Hunter-Gatherer Sites

Cited by 40 publications

References 46 publications

Lithic refitting and intrasite artifact transport: a view from the Middle Paleolithic

Lithic refitting and intrasite artifact transport: a view from the Middle Paleolithic

Over the hills and far away: Middle to Late Woodland archaeology and toolstone conveyance at Hyre Mound (46RD1), West Virginia

Is a spatial investigation possible without long-distance refit/conjoin? Application to the MIS 11 lithic assemblage of levels E and J from La Cansaladeta site (Tarragona, Spain)

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