Abstract
Salvage excavations were conducted at the Macy site (14RY38), a multi-component campsite on a terrace remnant of an unnamed second-order stream that drains into the Kansas River near Manhattan, Kansas. Five Early Ceramic (Plains Woodland) cultural components were defined using a variety of data sets. The lower four components date to A.D. 2-654, based on calibrated radiocarbon age determinations, while the upper component is a mix of Early and Middle Ceramic and Euroamerican age materials. The earliest two components represent short-term occupations focused on lithic tool production and maintenance. The later components represent more complex site activities and longer-term occupation. The extensive record of Early Ceramic occupation from this part of northeastern Kansas was largely undated prior to investigations at the Macy site. The age estimates from the site are a first step toward anchoring that occupation in calendar time and providing data needed for studying cultural dynamics and other problems in regional prehistory.
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