Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Stanton, Thadra Ann Palmer
URN	etd-05192011-175154
Title	LITHIC DEBITAGE FROM A MT. TAYLOR SITE: SALT SPRINGS (8MR2322) EXCAVATIONS FROM A SUBMERGED SPRING BED
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	Anthropology, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Rochelle Marrinan Committee Chair Glen H. Doran Committee Member Lynne A. Schepartz Committee Member Michael A. Russo Committee Member
Keywords	Lithics Salt Springs Archaeology Mt. Taylor
Date of Defense	2011-04-25
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Lithic debitage was recovered from archaeological salvage excavations from an intact organic anaerobic deposit that was uncovered during the replacement of a retaining wall along the northeastern shore of Salt Springs in the Ocala National Forest, Florida. Radiocarbon dating from this organic deposit has yielded dates from 5450-4407 cal. B.P. placing this deposit within the Mt. Taylor period. Two different techniques of analysis have developed to review lithic debitage – Individual Flake Analysis and Aggregate Analysis and were used to differentiate core reduction from tool production during the Mt. Taylor occupations at the Salt Springs site (8MR2322). This combination of lithic debitage analysis techniques has been applied to lithic debitage recovered during excavations. Along with the other recovered lithics, faunal, botanical, the lithic debitage demonstrated that the site was used to produce and retouch tools, suggesting seasonally short-term occupations during the Mt. Taylor period.
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