Nature and Pace of Change in American Indian Cultures

R. Michael Stewart is Associate Professor Emeritus at Temple University and Archaeologist, New Jersey Historic Preservation Office.Kurt W. Carr is Senior Curator of Archaeology at the State Museum of Pennsylvania.Paul A. Raber is Vice-President and Director of Archaeological Services at Heberling Associates, Inc.

• ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesIntroduction: Working with the Archaeological Record of 4500–2700 BPR. Michael Stewart1Evidence for Climate Variability During the Sub-Boreal/Transitional Archaic Period: Fact or Fiction?Frank J. Vento2The End of the Late Archaic Period in the Upper Susquehanna Valley of Pennsylvania: Lamoka and Its VariantsRobert D. Wall3The Evolution of Cultural Adaptations During the Transitional Period in the Delaware and Susquehanna River Valleys in PennsylvaniaKurt W. Carr4The Transitional Archaic Period in the Susquehanna River ValleyPatricia E. Miller5Rethinking the Transitional Archaic Period in the Upper Delaware Valley: A View from the “Orient”Joseph R. Blondino 6Transitional Archaic Settlement Density in Eastern PennsylvaniaHeather A. Wholey7The Transitional Dilemma in Pennsylvania: Hearths, Fish, and PotteryRoger MoellerList of ContributorsIndex

“A true synthesis of the most recent and cutting-edge interpretations of this enigmatic time period to date. Perhaps what is most impressive about this volume, however, is how the information is clearly embedded in archaeological, environmental, and technological contexts. It truly fills a gap in our understanding of the archaeological record.”—William Schindler, Washington College