Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1980

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Sears, William H.

Abstract

Surface collections from 244 prehistoric sites on the Fortson and O'Hara Transmission Lines in the western Georgia Piedmont were analyzed. An attempt to define the Old Quartz Industry led to a review of Middle Archaic Morrow Mountain in the Southeastern United States. The Old Quartz Industry was not an integral cultural unit, but an industry involving utilization of locally available lithic resources. The industry was not limited to any one culture or culture period, but reached a peak in the Middle Archaic period. Percentages of local versus exotic materials are highest for the Middle Archaic period in western Georgia. Sites of this period are also more abundant than those of other periods. The data suggests decreasing inter-regional mobility in the Middle Archaic period in the Southern Piedmont. Hypotheses for further testing included attainment of primary forest efficiency or increasing dependance on horticulture in the Middle Archaic period, leading up to the establishment of settled villages.

Extent

173 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1980.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT14018

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