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Abstract
| This paper compares statistical and visual patterns represented in decorated Oneota
pottery from the La Crosse Locality. The study addresses the question of type definitions
based on quantitative measurements of visual attributes versus statistical
analysis of these and newly recorded attribute data. The sample used for this analysis
is from the Krause site (47Lc41), La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Particular
attention was focused on handles, as previous research is lacking in this component
of Oneota vessels. Past research has focused on handle attachment location and not
on specific attributes of the handles themselves such as length, width, thickness and
arc ratio. To provide a broad sample, additional handles were examined from the
Olson (47Lc76), Pammel Creek (47Lc61) and Valley View (47Lc34) sites. These
villages are the type-sites for a sequence of three Oneota phases at La Crosse. In
addition to handles, this study considered rim decoration, decorative design elements
and motifs, vessel size, and other vessel attributes from the Krause site
assemblage. The compiled data was subject to multi and univariate statistical analysis
using SPSS, revealing patterns that suggest typological groupings. These were
then compared with the traditional type/phase sequence for this locality. |
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