Date of Award
Fall 11-22-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
William Parry
Second Advisor
Anthony Balzano
Academic Program Adviser
Marc Edelman
Abstract
The Ring Quarry Mining Complex (RQMC) in northwestern New Jersey is an archaeological, Pre-Contact Native American mining and habitation complex. The RQMC was a primary source of tool stone in the Vernon Valley of New Jersey for thousands of years. Evidence of human occupation within the study area extends from the Paleoindian through the Contact Period. This study focuses on the ancient chert quarry and surrounding sites across a landscape making up a habitational complex.
Recommended Citation
Cusack, Joseph D., "The Ring Quarry Mining Complex: A Preliminary Archaeological Investigation into Ancient Native American Sites in Northwestern New Jersey" (2022). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/950
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