Year of Award
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
Master of Arts (MA)
Degree Name
Anthropology
Department or School/College
Department of Anthropology
Committee Chair
Anna Prentiss
Commitee Members
Christiane von Reichert, John Douglas
Keywords
archaeolgy, Bridge River, central place foraging, lithics
Publisher
University of Montana
Abstract
This research addresses microeconomic decision making during the Fur-Trade Occupation at Housepit 54 of the Bridge River Site. Specifically, it addresses the lithic production in regard to field processing and technological investment at the site. Field processing considers the importance of cost in transporting lithic raw material, while technological investment examines the amount of retouch and usewear based upon the distance from the quarry. The research tests the hypothesis that: the farther away the quarry is from the village site, the more flakes will be dominated by late stage reduction while the extent of retouch and usewear per tool will increase. The outcome of this research shows that a relationship exists between distance of quarry and raw material utilization.
Recommended Citation
Hocking, Sara, "If Rocks Could Talk: Using Central Place Foraging Theory in Lithic Production and Utilization Research" (2013). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 541.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/541
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