Creating a chronology of Claiborne (22HA501): Revisiting and revising radiocarbon assays of a Poverty Point site

Author

Olivia Catherine Baumgartel, Mississippi State UniversityFollow

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3827-3274

Advisor

Miller, Darcy Shane

Committee Member

Lambert, Shawn P.

Committee Member

Boudreaux, Edmond Anthony, III

Committee Member

Kidder, Tristram R.

Date of Degree

8-13-2024

Original embargo terms

Immediate Worldwide Access

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Applied Anthropology

Degree Name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures

Abstract

The Claiborne site in Hancock County, Mississippi has been considered part of a culture within Poverty Point’s control since it’s discovery in the 1950’s. In this study, I sampled and ran new five new radiocarbon dates from the collections at Mississippi State University. I then created a chronometric hygiene scale, ranked the new and current dates, removed dates from models that did not have the criteria needed to continue. This thesis created a new chronology for the site, placing it within the timeline of Poverty Point but also related it to the Archaic shell mounds in Southeastern North America.

Recommended Citation

Baumgartel, Olivia Catherine, "Creating a chronology of Claiborne (22HA501): Revisiting and revising radiocarbon assays of a Poverty Point site" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 6306.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/6306