Date of Award
Summer 8-11-2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Jeffrey Glover
Abstract
Traversant is a well stratified archaeological site in Troup County, Georgia. This thesis focuses on the Archaic period (10,000-3,000 B.P.) deposits at the site to better understand what life was like for people in this area during these millennia. The location was close to an array of natural resources that were exploited by its inhabitants. Determining the role that lithic materials played is one of the most important aspects of this project, especially the projectile points/knives (PPKs). The PPKs at Traversant are key chronological markers. The excavations revealed features and other artifact types like soapstone bowl fragments and Stallings pottery that provide data on the activities happening at the site. Models of Archaic period lifeways (Primary Forest Efficiency, Band/Macroband, Riverine-Interriverine and Adaptive Flexibility) are tested against these data.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/18775698
Recommended Citation
Gilbert, Ethan, "The Representation of the Archaic Record at Traversant, Troup County, Georgia." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2020.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/18775698
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