"Open" structures (i.e., structures that do not enclose a discrete area) were built and used throughout much of prehistory in eastern North America. A 2009 paper in North American Archaeologist by Craig Keener, Kevin Nye, and Joshua Niedermier describes a possible Early Woodland "open" structure at the Settler's Ridge site (33-As-32) in Ashland County, Ohio. Keener et al. (2009:43) suggest that a cluster of posts (highlighted in red in the illustration to the right, modified from Keener et al. 2009:45) may "represent some kind of lean-to, wind break, or partial enclosure" in the central portion of the site. The deposits at Settler's Ridge date to the first millennium BC and are associated with the Leimbach Phase. Work at the Settler's Ridge site was performed by Professional Archaeological Services Team, a CRM firm based in Plain City, Ohio. The structure will be Structure 2258 in the database.
I grew up very near where this site is located. A word of advice: watch your speed heading into Jeromesville on US 250.
I grew up very near where this site is located. A word of advice: watch your speed heading into Jeromesville on US 250.
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