Date of Award
4-2001
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. William Cremin
Second Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Garland
Third Advisor
Dr. Janet Brashler
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Middle Woodland period Hopewell manifestations in western Michigan were mainly concentrated in the St. Joseph, Grand and Muskegon River Valleys. By constrast, the Kalamazoo River valley is lacking in a significant Hopewell expression, suggesting this area was peripheral to Hopewell developments elsewhere in western Michigan. The Armintrout-Blackman site (20AE812) is a Middle Woodland period encampment in the middle segment of the Kalamazoo River valley and has yielded artifacts bearing Hopewell stylistic attributes. More specifically, this thoroughly excavated site exhibits spatial separation of temporally sensitive ceramic components, reflecting early Havana-Hopewell through late Middle Woodland occupations. This project examines such a situation further through a formal analysis of the lithic assemblage. It is felt that this study will augment ceramic interpretations and contribute to a better understanding of Middle Woodland occupations within the Kalamazoo River valley.
Recommended Citation
DesJardins, Arthur L., "An Analysis of the Lithic Assemblage from the Armintrout-Blackman Site (20AE812), Allegan County, Michigan" (2001). Masters Theses. 3936.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3936