Caves and Culture : 10,000 Years of Ohio History

by Spurlock, Linda B.

• ISBN13: 9780873388658
• ISBN10: 0873388658
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-30
• Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr

Summary

Caves and Culture seeks to address a number of important problems, specifically the use of rockshelters by humans through time and transcontinental continuities. It presents new and updated, unreported research from such Ohio caves and rockshelters as Stow Rockshelter (Stow), Peters Cave (Ross County), Hendricks Cave (Wyandotte County), and Chesser Cave (Athens), among others. Caves and Culture is primarily focused on the archaeological research of Dr. Olaf H. Prufer and his associates as they investigated and explored caves in Ohio since 1964. Spurlock and her co-editors report, sometimes reclaim, and frequently reinterpret data that will be useful to the understanding of Ohio archaeology for decades to come. Anyone with interest in local or regional (midwestern or midcontinental) prehistory will appreciate this exploration into Ohio's history.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction: The Significance of Prehistoric Caves
Olaf H. Prufer and Linda B. Spurlock	1	(18)
1 The Caves and Rockshelters of Ohio in Retrospect
Robert N. Converse	19	(8)
2 The Stow Rockshelter in Summit County, Ohio: The Archaeology and History of Investigations, 1952-2000
Olaf H. Prufer and Sara E. Pedde	27	(27)
3 Peters Cave: A Multicomponent Rockshelter in Ross County, Ohio, 1964
Olaf H. Prufer and Linda B. Spurlock	54	(19)
4 Hendricks Cave and Late Archaic Mortuary Practices in Ohio: 1964-97
Sara E. Pedde and Olaf H. Prufer	73	(20)
5 Chesser Cave: A Late Woodland Phase in Southeastern Ohio, 1965-72
Olaf H. Prufer and Linda B. Spurlock	93	(30)
6 Wheelabout Cave, Vinton County, Ohio: 1966
Olaf H. Prufer and Linda B. Spurlock	123	(26)
7 Stanhope Cave, Jackson County, Ohio: 1966-71
Linda B. Spurlock and Olaf H. Prufer	149	(33)
8 Raven Rocks, Belmont County, Ohio: 1969-70
Olaf H. Prufer and Linda B. Spurlock	182	(30)
9 Stricker Rocks, Knox County, Ohio: 1970-71
George A. Reymond and Linda B. Spurlock	212	(27)
10 Gillie Rockshelter, Summit County, Ohio: 1971
Jack E. Bernhardt and Olaf H. Prufer	239	(17)
11 Wise Rockshelter, Jackson County, Ohio: 1971
Jon Oplinger and Olaf H. Prufer	256	(22)
12 Millwood Rockshelters, Knox County, Ohio: 1971-96
Linda B. Spurlock and George A. Reymond	278	(20)
13 White Rocks, Monroe County, Ohio: 1974
Dana E. Ormerod and Linda B. Spurlock	298	(31)
14 Krill Cave, Summit County, Ohio: 1974-75
Olaf H. Prufer	329	(37)
15 Rockshelters in the Lower Kilibuck Valley, Holmes and Coshocton Counties, Ohio: 1982-88
Nigel Brush	366	(35)
16 Additional Caves and Rockshelters
Linda B. Spurlock and Olaf H. Prufer	401	(28)
17 Historical Cave Occupations
Olaf H. Prufer and Linda B. Spurlock	429	(15)
Conclusion: Ohio Caves and Rockshelters, from Prehistory to History
Linda B. Spurlock, Olaf H. Prufer, Thomas R. Pigott	444	(14)
Contributors	458	(2)
Index	460