essay
Gathering and gardening: trends and consequences of Hopewell subsistence strategies
hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conference • Kent, Ohio • Published In 1979 • Pages: 234-238
By: Ford, Richard I..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Ford discusses Hopewell subsistence resources and their relative importance in the diet. He concludes the Hopewell had a very diverse diet that indicates animal foods were of primary importance and that they relied on many different plant species. The archaeological evidence for maize shows lots of variety which indicates it was raised for 'seasonal security' and that the Hopewell had gardens and not large fields. The archaeological evidence also indicates the Hopewell did not have much of a surplus which should mean they had kin-based populations and not hereditary ranked societies.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Flora
- Historical reconstruction
- Tillage
- Cereal agriculture
- Diet
- Production and supply
- 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, Kansas, Missouri, and Ohio; United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard I. Ford
- For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 79088607
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hopewell culture