Walker Gilmore: A Stratified Woodland Period Occupation in Eastern Nebraska. A Report of the 1968 Excavations

摘要

Excavations at Walker Gilmore were designed to test the ill-defined concept of 'Sterns Creek culture' in the Central Plains subarea. Five Woodland period levels produced evidence for 48 tool classes, flora and fauna, and 762 features including structural remains. Level 1 is poorly recorded and relatively unknown. Levels 2 - 4 contain abundant evidence of subsistence, structure, and settlement. Broad spectrum hunting/gathering and horticulture are represented. Site structures includes food preparation areas associated with storage/drying facilities, hearths, and trash pits. Settlements appear to be semi-permanent, and involved in diverse procurement activities spanning two or more seasons. Level 2 habitation is radiocarbon dated between A.D. 1116 to 1255, which indicates contemporary development with Central Plains Tradition complexes, as well as Loseke Creek/Missouri Bluffs Woodland groups. Level 5 evidences settlement change as probable interaction with Central Plains Tradition complexes.