Moore, Mark (Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University)
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORTH-CENTRAL ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA
The St. Joseph River and Cedar Creek of north-central Allen County, Indiana, was
surveyed by Mark and Kathryn Moore from 1973 to 1985. The survey area was divided
into seven microenvironmental zones to compare the settlement patterns of the
different time periods present. One Paleo site was looated by the survey, and
five others were located by local collectors. Four are upland sites, one is an
upland fringe site, and one is a terrace site. Fifteen Early Archaic sites were
located; 40% are upland fringe sites, 33% are upland sites, and 27% are terrace
sites. The most dense Early Archaic sites are upland fringe sites. Due to overlapping
dates of Middle and Late Archaic diagnostic projectile points, these two time
periods were considered a unit for analysis. Thirteen Middle and Late Archaic
sites were located; 62% are upland fringe sites, 3% are upland sites, and 7% are
terrace sites. The most dense Middle and Late Archaic sites are upland fringe
sites. Four Early Woodland sites were located; two are upland fringe sites, one
is an upland site, and one is a terrace site. Two Middle Woodland sites were located;
one is an upland fringe site and one is an upland site. Twenty-one Late Woodland
sites were located; 62% are terrace sites, 29% are upland fringe sites, and 9%
are upland sites. The most dense Late Woodland sites are terrace sites, with the
exception of one upland fringe site. Two of these Late Woodland sites are circular
enclosures. The Late Woodland occupation of Cedar Creek and the St. Joseph River
is related to the Younge Tradition of southeastern Michigan and the Western Basin
tradition of northwestern Ohio.
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