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Contributions of physical anthropologists to the concept of Hopewell: a historical perspective
hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conference • Kent, Ohio • Published In 1979 • Pages: 220-233
By: Buikstra, Jane E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Buikstra presents a history of the physical anthropological studies of the Hopewell. In the process she discusses cranial deformation, 'trophy' skulls and their possible meanings, possible population movements, problems with different types of osteological analyses, height and status correlations, and skeletal indicators of nutrition, diet, and disease. She points out one study that indicates the treponematoses found on the skeletal material indicates a non-venereal endemic disease that would have been spread by casual skin-to-skin contact and was not syphilis.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Anthropometry
- Racial identification
- Morbidity
- External migration
- Burial practices and funerals
- 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)
- Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin; United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jane Buikstra
- For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 79088607
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hopewell culture