A CONTEXT FOR PREHISTORIC (PRE-CONTACT) ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE RYE MARSHLANDS CONSERVANCY
by Stuart J. Fiedel, Ph.D.
Environmental Context
Ice Melts; The Sea Rises; The Land Rebounds
When Did the Ocean Fill Long Island Sound?
Holocene Sea Level Rise: Gradual or Punctuated?
Pre-Contact Cultural Context
Early Archaic and Middle Archaic Cultures
Late Archaic Cultures: Ottter Creek, Brewerton, Narrow Stemmed
Terminal Archaic (Transitional) Cultures: Broadspears and Fishtails
Historic Context