essay
The formative transition in Virginia
late archaic and early woodland research in virginia : a synthesis • (23) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 1-88
By: Mouer, L. Daniel.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
'The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary and overview of the Late Archaic, Transitional, and Early Woodland periods in Virginia …' (page 3). Mouer discusses the Early Woodland sites from different parts of the state and describes the various cultures or complexes, such as Marcey Creek, Accokeek, and Seldon Island, and their artifacts (lithics, ceramics, ornaments, and features). The Early Woodland section is broken into projects before and after 1970. Mouer also describes land use, such as who was using or not using which parts of the state and when. He writes about the changes that occurred from the Late Archaic through the Transitional period and through the Early Woodland, but only the materials that pertain to the Early Woodland were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Location
- Land use
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Settlement patterns
- Weapons
- Utensils
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Eastern Early Woodland
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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 ; 2005
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1978-1981
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Early Woodland; 3200 BP-2500 BP (1200 B.C.-500 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Virginia, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- L. Daniel Mouer
- Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy (Grant #5-29829-91-B)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-88)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities