Archaic Societies

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface

Acknowledgments

I. An Archaic Overview

1. An Introduction to the Archaic Societies of the Midcontinent
Dale L. McElrath, Andrew C. Fortier, and Thomas E. Emerson

2. The Eastern Woodlands Archaic and the Tyranny of Theory
Thomas E. Emerson and Dale L. McElrath

3. Archaic Faunal Exploitation in the Prairie Peninsula and Surrounding Regions of the Midcontinent
Bonnie W. Styles and R. Bruce McMillan

4. A Regional and Chronological Synthesis of Archaic Period Plant Use in the Midcontinent
Mary L. Simon

5. Archaic Burial Sites in the American Midcontinent
George R. Milner, Jane E. Buikstra, and Michael D.Wiant

6. Dalton and the Early Holocene Midcontinent: Setting the Stage
Brad Koldehoff and John A.Walthall

II. Stratigraphic Sequences in the Archaic Period

7. Archaic Prehistory of the Western Ozarks of Southwest Missouri
Jack H. Ray, Neal H. Lopinot, and Edwin R. Hajic

8. Dated Projectile Point Sequences from Modoc Rock Shelter and Applications of Assemblage-Based Analysis
Steven R. Ahler and Brad Koldehoff

9. The Archaic Period in the Lower Illinois River Basin
Michael D. Wiant, Kenneth B. Farnsworth, and Edwin R. Hajic

10. Archaic Period Chronology in the Hill Country of Southern Indiana
C. Russell Stafford and Mark Cantin

III. The Mississippi River Region

11. The American Bottom:An Archaic Cultural Crossroads
Dale L. McElrath, Andrew C. Fortier, Brad Koldehoff, and Thomas E. Emerson

12 Archaic Period of East-Central Missouri
Joseph L. Harl

13. Archaic Cultural Variation and Lifeways in West-Central Illinois
David J. Nolan and Richard L. Fishel

14. Archaic Periods in Eastern Iowa
David W. Benn and Joe B.Thompson

IV. The Ohio River Region and Southeast

15. The Ohio Archaic: A Review
Matthew P. Purtill

16. Land between the Rivers:The Archaic Period of Southernmost Illinois
Brian M. Butler

17. Archaic Cultures of Western Kentucky
Richard W. Jefferies

18. The View from the Southeast
Tristram R. Kidder and Kenneth E. Sassaman

V. The Great Lakes

19. The Archaic Tradition in Wisconsin
Thomas C. Pleger and James B. Stoltman

20. Hunter-Gatherer Adaptations and Alternative Perspectives on the Michigan Archaic: Research Problems in Context
William A. Lovis

21. Defining the Archaic in Northern Illinois
Rochelle Lurie, Douglas Kullen, and Scott J. Demel

22. At the Crossroads and Periphery:The Archaic Archaeological Record of Southern Ontario
Christopher Ellis, Peter A.Timmins, and Holly Martelle

VI. Concluding Comments

23. Concluding Thoughts on the Archaic Occupation of the Eastern Woodlands
Dale L. McElrath and Thomas E. Emerson

Index