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Swift Creek research: history and observations

world engraved : archaeology of the swift creek cultureTuscaloosaPublished In 1998 • Pages: 1-13

By: Williams, Mark, Elliott, Daniel T..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This chapter presents the history of research in the Swift Creek area and gives an introduction to Swift Creek. It also contains an introduction to the upcoming chapters (eHRAF document nos. 11-24). The authors observe, 'that these people were excellent wood carvers. Such a tradition of detailed wood carving would not…have been born in and limited to the carving of paddles for stamping pottery.' (page 10).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Reviews and critiques
Location
Ceramic technology
Visual arts
Chronologies and culture sequences
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
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 ; 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
Swift Creek; 1900 BP-1250 BP (100 A.D.-750 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Georgia and Florida; United States
NotesAdditional notes
Mark Williams and Daniel T. Elliott
For bibliographical references see 9: Williams and Elliot
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
98009001
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Woodland culture