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An overview of the Chillicothe Hopewell Conference
hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conference • Kent, Ohio • Published In 1979 • Pages: 266-279
By: Griffin, James Bennett.
Abstract
Griffin was a discussant for the the Chillicothe conference and this chapter contains his comments on the various papers (eHRAF documents nos. 12-45). In doing so, Griffin presents an overview of Hopewell culture. As Griffin states the conference '…gathered participants from Canada to the Gulf and from Kansas to the Upper Ohio Valley. It [was] the first time such a large number of archaeologists [had] brought in new and exciting data from recent field work to add to the body of data from the Middle Woodland societies over this large area.' (page 266). Some of the papers he mentions were not included in this volume. Griffin points out the most common theme of these documents is regional diversity. Archaeologists have known Hopewell was not a single unified cultural expression long before the 1960s term 'Hopewell Interaction Sphere.' was coined and "[it] would be well if current writers would stop following that mistaken and misleading idea." (page 272).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2003
- Field Date
- not specified
- Coverage Date
- Middle Woodland
- Coverage Place
- midwestern and southern United States
- Notes
- James B. Griffin
- For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
- LCCN
- 79088607
- LCSH
- Hopewell culture