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Some Provisional Correlations in Missouri Basin Archaeology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2017

Waldo R. Wedel
Waldo R. Wedel*
Affiliation:
River Basin Surveys, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.
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In the Missouri River Basin, as elsewhere, the need for an accurate chronological framework for the understanding of archaeological relationships and cultural development is of primary importance. Because of the vastness of the area, the great diversity of materials from its various regions, and the relatively limited systematic work so far performed, no general Basin-wide chronological scheme of any preciseness is yet feasible. About the best we can do is to try to correlate a few locally developed sequences, and then if possible fit into this general picture some of the “floating” sequences and horizons. Complete coverage of the known archaeological remains of the Basin is manifestly impossible within the limits of a summary paper. It is hoped, however, that the remarks which follow may help to suggest trends developing as the evidence accumulates.

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Archaeological Researches in the Missouri Basin by the Smithsonian River Basin Surveys and Cooperating Agencies
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American Antiquity , Volume 14 , Issue 4Part1 , April 1949 , pp. 328 - 339
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1949

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