essay

A Speculative model of the role of exchange in the prehistory of the eastern woodlands

hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conferenceKent, OhioPublished In 1979 • Pages: 3-8

By: Brose, David S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Brose speculates on how Hopewell exchange may have developed from adaptations during the Archaic. As people became more settled (as seen by larger mortuary populations) exchange became more important to offset resource failure during bad years.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Geography
Historical reconstruction
Exchange and transfers
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
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
9000 BP-1500 BP (7000 B.C.-500 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
eastern United States
NotesAdditional notes
David S. Brose
For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
79088607
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hopewell culture