Journal article
A young archaeologist's summary guide to the deeply stratified Sandts Eddy site, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Journal of Middle Atlantic archaeology, Vol.10, pp.131-144
1994
Abstract
Sandts Eddy (36Nm12) is a deeply stratified site located north of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Phase III mitigation excavations at the site between 1991 and 1993 revealed an extensive sequence of Early and Middle Holocene deposits. Radiocarbon dates obtained from these strata range from 10,150±180 B.P. to 7080±70 B.P. The various stratigraphic contexts and associated archaeological materials at 36Nm12 are discussed and compared with other sites in the Delaware Valley. Stratum IX at Sandts Eddy, a major Middle Archaic occupation, has yielded an AMS date of 7330±60 B.P. Among the artifact types recovered are pitted stones, hammerstones, and battered pebbles, as well as numerous pieces of debitage and their cores. The lithic materials are almost exclusively manufactured from non- cryptocrystalline rock such as quartzite, subgraywacke, quartz or granite. These materials are associated with carbonized hazel nut (Corylus americana) fragments suggesting a specialized activity area.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A young archaeologist's summary guide to the deeply stratified Sandts Eddy site, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- Creators
- John F Doershuk - University of Iowa, Office of the State ArchaeologistChristopher A. BergmanJoseph Schuldenrein
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Middle Atlantic archaeology, Vol.10, pp.131-144
- ISSN
- 0883-9697
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1994
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology; Office of the State Archaeologist; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9984404354302771
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