essay

Comments on the Kampsville Early Woodland conference

early woodland archeology2 • Published In 1986 • Pages: 609-620

By: Griffin, James Bennett.

Abstract
Griffin offers his critique and summary of the various papers from the Early Woodland Conference at Kampsville. The papers are found in eHRAF documents nos. 11-39. He begins with a summary of how Early Woodland as a time period and cultural stage came to be. Griffin lists the diagnostic attributes for the Early Woodland as tubular pips, bar gorgets, footed vessels, stemmed and notched points, birdstones, etc. (page 609-610) verses the first appearence of pottery and burial mounds. He breaks up his paper into geographical areas such as the Great Lakes region and Ontario, Illinois, and the Gulf Coastal Plain and the various cultures within these areas are discussed and the highlights of the various papers mentioned. As might be expected, Griffin disagrees with some authors.
Subjects
Identification
Reviews and critiques
Ceramic technology
Weapons
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
Eastern Early Woodland
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2005
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
Early Woodland
Coverage Place
Midwest, United States
Notes
James B. Griffin
Papers presented at the Kampsville Early Woodland Conference held on Nov. 5th and 6th, 1982, and sponsored by the Center for American Archeology
Includes bibliographical references (p. 620)
LCCN
86025855
LCSH
Indians of North America--Antiquities