essay

The Marksville connection

hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conferenceKent, OhioPublished In 1979 • Pages: 188-199

By: Toth, Alan.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Marksville is a site, a phase, a culture, a period, and a ceramic style. Toth summarized Marksville with an emphasis on ceramics which show some Illinois Havana decorative influences. These ideas about decorative styles seemed to have moved south along with a few ideas about burial practices and only a small amount of direct trade. 'The previous discussion indicates that Marksville ceramic development approached the rich attainments of northern Hopewell and that certain unconnnected concepts pertaining to mound burial were widely adopted throughout the Lower Valley. The full extent of Hopewellian mortuary ceremonialism, however, never was incorporated fully into the Marksville cultural system.' (page 199). Only the data pertaining to Hopewell or Hopewell-like artifacts were indexed for OCM (Outlline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Dating methods in archaeology
Acculturation and culture contact
Ceramic technology
Visual arts
Status, role, and prestige
Burial practices and funerals
Sacred objects and places
Chronologies and culture sequences
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
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900 BP-1800 BP (100 A.D.-200 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi; United States
NotesAdditional notes
Alan Toth
For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
79088607
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hopewell culture