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Biocultural inquiry into Archaic period populations of the Southeast
archaeology of the mid-holocene southeast • Gainesville • Published In 1996 • Pages: 134-154
By: Smith, Maria O..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
As there have been so few biocultural studies of mortuary remains (particularly those dating to the Archaic period), Smith examines pathologies of Archaic populations throughout the southeast and compares them with Woodland and Missippian populations, thereby comparing hunter-gatherer populations with agriculturalists. She looks at incidence of accidental trauma, spondylolysis, deliberate trauma (such as from warfare), progressive degenerative joint changes, dental attrition, mechanical stress, and cortical remodeling. How the above have affected males verses females is compared. Smilth also looks for regional differences in the above. All this allows her to present data on strife, work load, and occupational stress.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Morbidity
- Cultural participation
- Standard of living
- Daily routine
- Postures
- Leisure time activities
- 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
- Archaic period
- 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
- Maria O. Smith
- For bibliographical references see Anonymous, 1996.
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 95045466
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Southern States--Antiquities