book chapter
The Hopewell Complex of Ohio
hopewellian studies • 12 (2) • Published In 1964 • Pages: 35-83
By: Prufer, Olaf H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Prufer summarizes the data on the Ohio Hopewell as of 1964. Prufer believes Illinois was the area from which much of the more spectacular Hopewell material was derived but it was in Ohio that Hopewell attained its 'climax.' Prufer discusses some of the Adena traits that continued to be seen in Hopewell such as certain ceramics, cremation (seen in Early Hopewell), cruciform gorgets, etc. He discusses the eleven radiocarbon dates then available and which sites he thought were Early, Middle, Late, or Latest Hopewell. Prufer examines the connections Ohio Hopewell had with Illinois Hopewell and other cultures and discusses trade. There was a change in Ohio Hopewell from short, broad heads to long-headed people and Prufer believes these people came from Illinois. The end of Hopewell is discussed and Prufer states the Hopewell settlement pattern may have changed from the vacant ceremonial center with semi-permanent shifting agricultural village to hilltop enclosures or fortifications. Prufer rules out direct Mesoamerican contact to account for some of the Hopewell traits and puts forth the idea that the Hopewell descendents are the Algonkians.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Reviews and critiques
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Comparative evidence
- Prehistory
- Ceramic technology
- Burial practices and funerals
- Sacred objects and places
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Hopewell
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- 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
- book chapter
- 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
- 2335 BP±210 - 1385 BP±70 (335 B.C.±210 - 615 A.D.±70)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ohio; United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Olaf H. Prufer
- For bibliographical references see document 4: [Caldwell and Hall]
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- a 65000555
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hopewell culture