essay

Hopewell antecedents in the Adena heartland

hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conferenceKent, OhioPublished In 1979 • Pages: 9-14

By: Otto, Martha Potter.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Otto presents '…archaeological background [data] …setting… the stage in terms of the environmental conditions and cultural manifestations in the Ohio Valley immediately preceding the development of the Hopewell…' (page 9). She describes the environmental setting, Adena subsistence, Adena ceremonialism, Adena relationships with other cultures, and the relationship between Adena and Hopewell. Only the data pertaining to Hopewell were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Historical reconstruction
Location
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
Middle Woodland
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ohio and West Virginia; United States
NotesAdditional notes
Martha Potter Otto
For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
79088607
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hopewell culture