essay
Middle Woodland cultural development in the Straits of Mackinac region: beyond the Hopewell frontier
hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conference • Kent, Ohio • Published In 1979 • Pages: 109-112
By: Fitting, James E..
Abstract
Fitting explores the relationship '..between the Hopewellian cultures of the south and the Lake Forest Middle Woodland peoples of the north. There are .. shared traits… The northern peoples were located around the source of … Lake Superior copper…' (page 109). Fitting describes two sites in the Straits of Mackinac (the McGreggor and the Gyftakis sites) and the possible Hopewell influences found there. Only the data that pertain to Hopewell and not Lake Forest Middle Woodland were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
- 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
- 1972-1973
- Coverage Date
- 1900 BP-1500 BP (100 A.D.-500 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Straits of Mackinac, Michigan; United States
- Notes
- James E. Fitting
- For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
- LCCN
- 79088607
- LCSH
- Hopewell culture