essay

On the periphery: Hopewell settlement of south Missouri

hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conferenceKent, OhioPublished In 1979 • Pages: 94-99

By: Kay, Marvin.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Kay describes the envionmental setting and his research around central Missouri, especially around the Big Bend area and the Lamine River. The regional chronology is briefly touched upon. In describing the settlement system Kay believes a site along the Lamine may be a regional transaction center and that the settlement system was hierarchial. However, village interaction was mainly at the local level. Subsistence practices are described.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Topography and geology
Fauna
Flora
Cultural participation
Ceramic technology
Settlement patterns
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
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
1970-1972
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900 BP-1600 BP (100 A.D.-400 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
central Missouri; United States
NotesAdditional notes
Marvin Kay
For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
79088607
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hopewell culture