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Copena burial practices and social organization

Journal of Alabama archaeology26 (2)Published In 1980 • Pages: 67-86

By: Goad, Sharon I..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Goad analyzes the mortuary remains from Robinson and Alexander mounds. She concludes the data suggests that the social organization was egalitarian and that burial treatment was based on age and probably gender. 'Adult burials, in particular adult males, evidence more sophisticated burial treatment and contain more artifacts… than subadult burials.' (page 83).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Reviews and critiques
Organization and analysis of results of research
Mortality
Miscellaneous structures
Age stratification
Gender status
Burial practices and funerals
Mourning
Gender roles and issues
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Eastern Middle Woodland
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2005
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
article
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 ; 2003
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Copena; 2200 BP-1400 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northern Alabama, northeastern Mississippi, southern Tennessee, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Sharon I. Goad
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
66098192
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Woodland culture