Date of Award
12-2021
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Cultural Resources Management Archaeology: M.S.
Department
Anthropology
College
College of Liberal Arts
First Advisor
M. P. Muniz
Second Advisor
R. Mann
Third Advisor
D. Doucette
Creative Commons License
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Keywords and Subject Headings
Eastern Connecticut, Settlement Patterns
Abstract
This thesis analyzed sites within the Thames River drainage basin to determine settlement patterns throughout the Pre-Contact period. The goal of this thesis is to further understand the landscape archaeology of eastern Connecticut and apply this information to probability models used to guide future archaeological investigations. Two hundred and ninety-five sites, representing 510 temporal occupations, were analyzed to determine patterns in site selection specific to hydrologic and topographic features. The Late Archaic period is the most represented time period of those analyzed within the study area. This is followed by the Late Woodland, Transitional Archaic, and indeterminate Woodland periods. There appears to be a preference for sites near quaternary streams, regardless of the temporal association. Landforms associated with site selection are varied, though there was an increase in sites selected along terraces spanning the Early Archaic through Late Woodland periods and an increase in sites selected along benches during the Paleoindian period.
Recommended Citation
Jeremiah, Kristen, "PRE-CONTACT SETTLEMENT PATTERNS WITHIN THE THAMES RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN, EASTERN CONNECTICUT" (2021). Culminating Projects in Cultural Resource Management. 42.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/crm_etds/42
