Date of Award
12-1982
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth B. Garland
Second Advisor
Dr. Nedenia Kennedy
Third Advisor
Dr. William Lovis
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Western Michigan University's Settlement Pattern Survey, Implemented in the Spring of 1978 under the direction of Or. Elizabeth Garland, is an intensive problem-oriented survey aimed at discerning patterns of prehistoric settlement in Allegan County, Michigan. This thesis is based on the analysis of the Settlement Pattern Survey data for the 1978 and 1979 seasons. The use of sampling strategies in archaeology and corresponding problems with analytical statistics is examined with particular reference to the Settlement Pattern Survey Project. The application of cluster analysis to the Settlement Pattern Survey project 1s also discussed. As a result of this analysis, distinct patterns of settlement for the Archaic and Woodland Periods are discerned. An overview of prehistoric settlement is then presented.
Recommended Citation
Rhead, Deborah K., "Analysis of the Prehistoric Settlement Pattern Survey Project in the Lower Kalamazoo River Valley: The 1978 and 1979 Field Seasons" (1982). Masters Theses. 1733.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1733