essay

A Retrospective look at the earliest Woodland cultures in the American heartland

early woodland archeology • 2 • Published In 1986 • Pages: 621-633

By: Emerson, Thomas E..

Abstract
'A central research question of the conference concerned archaeologists' ability to actually delineate the 'beginnings' of Early Woodland, and so distinguish it from immediately preceding (or contemporaneous?) Late Archaic cultures.…Given the nature of the preceding papers,… it is appropriate to reexamine the usefulness of this aggregation of traits for recongnizing the first Early Woodland cultures of the Midwest.' (page 621). Emerson then reviews the data from eHRAF documents nos. 11-39 concerning burial mounds in Illinois, the derivation of ceramics and lithics in the Midwest, cultigens, the various cultures in the Midwest, and suggestions for future research.
Subjects
Identification
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Location
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
Thomas E. Emerson
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. 631-633)
LCCN
86025855
LCSH
Indians of North America--Antiquities