essay
Technological innovations in economic and social contexts
archaeology of the mid-holocene southeast • Gainesville • Published In 1996 • Pages: 57-74
By: Sassaman, Kenneth E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Sassaman examines the appearance and distribution of three mid-Holocene innovations: spear throwers (atlatl weights and bannerstones), grooved axes, and durable, heat-resistant containers (such as perforated soapstone cooking stones and soapstone and ceramic vessels). Spear throwers, grooved axes, and perforated soapstone cooking stones are all Middle Archaic artifacts. Sassaman also discusses some of the social implications associated with these artifacts.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Innovation
- Cultural participation
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- General tools
- Exchange and transfers
- Status, role, and prestige
- 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
- 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
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- mid-Holocene
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Southeast; United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kenneth E. Sassaman
- For bibliographical references see Anonymous, 1996.
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 95045466
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Southern States--Antiquities