essay
Development and impact of ceramics in Virginia
late archaic and early woodland research in virginia : a synthesis • (23) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 243-251
By: Egloff, Keith T..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Egloff discusses what the earliest pottery is in Virginia and where it is found. The different wares are described (Bushnell Plain, Marcey Creek Ware, Swannonoa Ware, etc.). With the early ceramics soapstone containers quickly stop being used in much of Virginia. Egloff also discusses some of the possible origins of pottery in Virginia and some of the possible impacts early ceramics had on the various groups.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Utensils
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- 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
- 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
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 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)
- Virgina, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Keith T. Egloff
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-251)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities