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Summaryessay 1983 • Brown, James Allison
Eastern Late Archaic • North America > Eastern Woodlands
Brown also writes an introduction to eHRAF documents nos. 14-18, and 23. Since the 1964 discovery of buried (under sterile strata) archaic deposits at Rodgers Shelter, archaeologists in the midwest look for subsurface occupations. Geological investig...Early ceramics and cultureessay 1986 • Brown, James Allison
Eastern Early Woodland • North America > Eastern Woodlands
Brown reviews the papers presented at the Early Woodland Conference at Kampsville. They are found in eHRAF documents nos. 11-39. Most papers conclude the Early Woodland is a time period and not a stage of cultural development. He describes the variou...The northeastern extension of the Havana Traditionbook chapter 1964 • Brown, James Allison
Hopewell • North America > Eastern Woodlands
Brown discusses sites in the northeastern area for Havana Hopewell. Most of the sites are along the Weise river. The river is south of Lake Michigan and the sites surround a marsh. The sites, however, were built on dry land near streams that enter th...Charnel houses and mortuary cryptsessay 1979 • Brown, James Allison
Hopewell • North America > Eastern Woodlands
Brown examines the differences between charnal houses and mortuary crypts. Charnel houses are found in Ohio while mortuary crypts are found among the Havana in Illinois. He defines the two types of burial facilities and points out that more effort is...What happened in the Middle Archaic?essay 1983 • Brown, James Allison & Vierra, Robert K.
Eastern Middle Archaic • North America > Eastern Woodlands
Brown and Vierra summarize the Early and Middle Archaic findings from the Koster site (with an emphaziz on the Middle Archaic). In particular they discuss the stratigraphy and the type of artifacts and features found. They point out that 'such Late A...