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Archaic mortuary sites in the central Mississippi drainage: distribution, structure, and behavioral implications
archaic hunters and gatherers in the american midwest • New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 117-145
By: Charles, Douglas K., Buikstra, Jane E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Charles and Buikstra examined Archaic mortuary sites (pre-Titterington and Titterington phases or Middle and Late Archaic) within the central Mississippi River drainage. They surmise the people were already sedentary and that there was significant competition for resources by 6000 B.P. based on the location of cemeteries on bluff-tops. Placing cemeteries at the edge of the bluff means they would be clearly visible from the valley floor and therefore act as territorial markers. They also found that an individual's rank within the group was not as important as establishing membership within the group. ['…Inclusion in the corporate unit is of utmost importance, with individual status rarely deemed significant' (page 134).] An adult's status was based on the 'ability to participate in subsistence activities, whereas infants and children were accorded that right without the necessity of economic production' (page 140).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Cultural participation
- Settlement patterns
- Burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Eastern Middle Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 5720 BP - 4880 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Helton phase; central Mississippi River drainage; United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Douglas K. Charles and Jane E. Buikstra
- Based on a symposium held at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, University of Illinois at Chicago, October 1980
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-145)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82024459
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Middle West--Antiquities