Graduation Term
2018
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Department of Sociology and Anthropology: Archaeology
Committee Chair
G L. Miller
Abstract
This thesis builds upon recent investigations at Spracklen (33GR1585), a small upland site in Greene County, Ohio. The presence of non-local cherts, bladelets, and bladelet cores indicates a Middle Woodland Ohio Hopewell occupation. Raw material sourcing, debitage analyses, and a use-wear analysis uncovered that Spracklen functioned as a logistical hunting campsite. Its people utilized bladelets for butchery and hide-working processes. This information provides new insights into Hopewellian life in the uplands and its place within Hopewell community organization.
Access Type
Thesis-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Heneghan, Tyler R. E., "Bladelet Polish: a Lithic Analysis of Spracklen ( 33 Gr 1585 ), an Upland Hopewell Campsite" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 928.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/928
DOI
http://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2018.Heneghan.T
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