A desperate poor country: History and settlement patterning on the Savannah River Site, Aiken and Barnwell Counties, South Carolina. Savannah River Archaeological Research Papers 2
The purpose of this monograph is twofold: first, to example historical trends and settlement patterning through time within the boundaries of the present-day Savannah River Site (SRS), and second, to establish a framework for future investigations of historic period occupation in the study area. Settlement patterns are defined as the distribution of archaeological sites across a landscape. Settlement patterning is a response to widely held cultural needs; therefore, it offers a strategic starting point for the functional interpretation of archaeological cultures. The analysis of settlement patterns if useful because it is practical, it shows the spatial dimension of the man-environment interrelationship that is relative to the technological level of the settlement`s inhabitants, and it can yield concrete clues regarding social organization.
- Research Organization:
- South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC (United States). Savannah River Archaeological Research Program
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC09-88SR15199; AC09-81SR10749
- OSTI ID:
- 10135682
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/SR/15199-T1; ON: UN92010858
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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