Monongahela Site Usage in the Late Prehistoric Period As Expressed in the 33ME61 Wansack Site (2-03)
Abstract
The Monongahela Culture of the Late Prehistoric period in the Ohio River Valley has been the subject of less research than many other prehistoric North American cultures. This has led to an emphasis on the largest sites first with the smaller secondary sites receiving less consideration in the literature. One such secondary Monongahela site is the Wansack Site (33ME61) located along the Pennsylvania-Ohio border and occupied from approximately AD 675 through the early 18th century. Through the analysis of use-wear patterns on a number of lithics and the quantities of certain ceramic typologies present at the Wansack Site the question of the use of secondary satellite localities by the Monongahela will be addressed utilizing Lewis Binford's "Archaeology of Place."
Advisor
Kardulias, P. Nicholas
Department
Archaeology
Recommended Citation
Prestenbach, Jared, "Monongahela Site Usage in the Late Prehistoric Period As Expressed in the 33ME61 Wansack Site (2-03)" (2013). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 21.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/21
Disciplines
Archaeological Anthropology
Keywords
archaeology, monongahela river drainage, lithic analysis, site analysis, ceramics
Publication Date
2013
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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