essay

Swift Creek: lineage and diffusion

world engraved : archaeology of the swift creek cultureTuscaloosaPublished In 1998 • Pages: 48-60

By: Chase, David W..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Chase discusses the origins and diffusion of Swift Creek ceramics during the Woodland period. Only the data that pertain to the Middle Woodland period were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects. The Mann site in southern Indiana and its Swift Creek pottery are discussed. The Miner's Creek site in Georgia and its ceramics are described and so are a few sites and some ceramics in Alabama.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Reviews and critiques
Historical reconstruction
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
5: Excellent Primary 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
1964, 1988
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
circa 1800 BP-1450 BP (circa 200 A.D.-550 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, southern Indiana, and Tennessee; United States
NotesAdditional notes
David W. Chase
For bibliographical references see 9: Williams and Elliot
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
98009001
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Woodland culture