Journal article
THE PADULA SITE (36Nm15) AND CHERT RESOURCE EXPLOITATION IN THE MIDDLE DELAWARE RIVER VALLEY
Archaeology of Eastern North America, Vol.20, pp.39-65
10/01/1992
Abstract
The Padula site (36Nm15) is a large open-air, multicomponent site located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Several different raw material types were utilized for the manufacture of flaked stone artifacts at Padula including jasper, chert, argillite, rhyolite, turbidite, slate, quartz, and quartzite. The exploitation oflithic raw materials, particularly chert, is examined through study of the retouched tool types of the various cultural components. These data are further incorporated into a technological and spatial analysis of the Padula lithic assemblage. Initial results suggest that the cherts utilized for tool manufacture belong mainly to the Cambrian-Ordovician Kittatinny Supergroup common to the eastern Pennsylvania and northwestern New Jersey area. The chert procurement strategies at 36Nml5 appear to be based primarily on localized catchments. Both the utilization of different materials and their on-site spatial distribution show patterning through time.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- THE PADULA SITE (36Nm15) AND CHERT RESOURCE EXPLOITATION IN THE MIDDLE DELAWARE RIVER VALLEY
- Creators
- Christopher A. BergmanPhillip C. LaPortaJohn F. DoershukHeidi A. FasslerDavid J. RueJoe Schuldenrein
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archaeology of Eastern North America, Vol.20, pp.39-65
- Publisher
- Eastern States Archeological Federation
- ISSN
- 0360-1021
- eISSN
- 2327-9656
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/1992
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology; Office of the State Archaeologist; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9984398205202771
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