A geochronological approach is used to examine the temporal and spatial parameters of terminal Late Fort Ancient (∼1450 –1750 CE) habitation sites in the Little Miami-Ohio Rivers confluence area. We use a Bayesian analysis of radiocarbon dates, microtephrochronology, a biostratigraphic indicator (Bison bison), and ethnohistorical records to examine terminal Late Fort Ancient sites in this region. Circular, stockaded villages (≤ 5 ha), consisting of single-family dwellings were replaced with large linear villages (≤ 8 ha), consisting of multifamily longhouses constructed parallel to the Little Miami and Ohio rivers. Smaller contemporary habitations and a plethora of underground maize silos suggest a seasonal pattern of population fission and fusion. At the time of Hernando de Soto's military conquests, ∼350 km to the south, terminal Late Fort Ancient villages in this region were increasing in number and size.

使用地质年代学方法检查小迈阿密 - 俄亥俄河汇合区的古代古堡晚期（约公元 1450 年至公元 1750 年）居住地点的时间和空间参数。我们使用贝叶斯分析放射性碳日期、微温度年代学、生物地层指标（野牛野牛)，以及用于检查该地区晚期堡垒古遗址的民族历史记录。由单户住宅组成的圆形寨子村庄（≤ 5 公顷）被大型线性村庄（≤ 8 公顷）所取代，这些村庄由与小迈阿密河和俄亥俄河平行建造的多户长屋组成。较小的当代居住地和过多的地下玉米筒仓表明种群分裂和融合的季节性模式。在埃尔南多·德·索托 (Hernando de Soto) 进行军事征服时，该地区以南约 350 公里的终端晚期堡垒古村庄的数量和规模都在增加。