Journal article
TERMINAL ARCHAIC AND EARLY WOODLAND PLANT USE AT THE GAST SPRING SITE (13LA152), SOUTHEAST IOWA
Midcontinental journal of archaeology, Vol.23(1), pp.45-88
04/01/1998
Abstract
The Gast Spring site (13LA152), located in the Mississippi River Valley in southeast Iowa, contains Archaic through Woodland components. Archaeobotanical remains from Terminal Archaic and Early Woodland features provide evidence of plant use ca. 3000-2500 BP. In addition to gathering various wild plants, Terminal Archaic and Early Woodland inhabitants of Gast Spring cultivated squash/gourd (Cucurbita sp.), little barley (Hordeum pusillum), and a domesticated variety of goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri). The little barley, AMS-dated at 2800±45 BP, is the earliest known cultivated assemblage of this species in eastern North America. The presence of these crops at Gast Spring and other sites in the region suggests that Terminal Archaic and Early Woodland peoples in the Mississippi Valley incorporated a significant, if not intensive, horticultural element into their economies.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- TERMINAL ARCHAIC AND EARLY WOODLAND PLANT USE AT THE GAST SPRING SITE (13LA152), SOUTHEAST IOWA
- Creators
- Michael T. DunneWilliam Green
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Midcontinental journal of archaeology, Vol.23(1), pp.45-88
- ISSN
- 0146-1109
- eISSN
- 2327-4271
- Publisher
- Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa
- Number of pages
- 44
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/1998
- Academic Unit
- Office of the State Archaeologist
- Record Identifier
- 9985121614002771
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