essay

Adena ritual spaces

early woodland archeology • 2 • Published In 1986 • Pages: 581-595

By: Clay, R. Berle.

Abstract

Adena mounds are accretional burial mounds built over decades or centuries. Clay examines the premound structures, ritual spaces, and activities and how they also reflect 'differing types of ritual behavior sequential in time.' (page 581). He points out that once the mound was started the ritual behavior that had taken place in the submound had to cease and the ritual activity at that place had to change. Clay also shows how some submound structures may have been used for solar observations as part of their use.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

North America

Sub Region

Eastern Woodlands

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry ; 2005

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

Adena; 2650±170 BP to 1800 BP

Coverage Place

Kentucky and Ohio; United States

Notes

R. Berle Clay

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. 595)

LCCN

86025855

LCSH

Adena culture