essay

Seip Mound State Memorial: nonmortuary aspects of Hopewell

hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conference • Kent, Ohio • Published In 1979 • Pages: 16-18

By: Baby, Raymond S., Langlois, Suzanne M..

Abstract

Baby and Langlois describe several 'house' floors they have found at Seip Mound. These floors lack hearths, fire pits, or much in the way of food remains and were not charnel houses. They do contain storage pits and contain remains of large numbers of such things as bladelets, mica, or worked fresh-water shells. It is suggested these 'houses' were the sites of specialized workshops that were associated with the 'ceremonial aspects of the culture' (page 17).

HRAF PubDate

2004

Region

North America

Sub Region

Eastern Woodlands

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry ; 2003

Field Date

1971-1977

Coverage Date

circa 1800 BP

Coverage Place

Seip Mound, Ohio

Notes

Raymond S. Baby and Suzanne M. Langlois

For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber

LCCN

79088607

LCSH

Hopewell culture