essay
Behavioral implications of Terminal Archaic and Early Woodland mortuary practices in the lower Illinois Valley
early woodland archeology • 2 • Published In 1986 • Pages: 458-474
By: Charles, Douglas K., Buikstra, Jane E., Konigsberg, Lyle W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Due to the paucity of burial data that date strictly to the Early Woodland, the authors used mortuary data dating from the Terminal Archaic through the Early Woodland to interprete Early Woodland burial practices and population size. Diseases and injuries that are apparent on the skeletal material are noted. Also noted is the Archaic practice of separate burial sites for disabled individuals was discontinued during the Early Woodland. The authors also note that the increase in social complexity seen in the Middle Woodland came about in the Early Woodland, before there was a population increase.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- Morbidity
- Mortality
- Burial practices and funerals
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Physical Anthropologist
- 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
- Terminal Archaic-Early Woodland
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- lower Illinois Valley; United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Douglas K. Charles, Jane E. Buikstra, Lyle W. Konigsberg
- Papers presented at the Kampsville Early Woodland Conference held on Nov. 5th and 6th, 1982, and sponsored by the Center for American Archeology
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 472-474)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86025855
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities