essay

Middle Woodland exchange in prehistoric southeastern United States

hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conferenceKent, OhioPublished In 1979 • Pages: 239-246

By: Goad, Sharon I..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Goad examines interregional exchange of copper in the southeast looking at Copena, Santa Rosa-Swift Creek, Crystal River, St. Johns, and Middle Woodland Georgia sites. The source of the copper from these sites was determined. 'Of the 27 major interaction sphere raw materials [found in the southeast] (excluding obsidian), only copper, galena, and fresh water pearls are truly exotic, and of these Southeastern copper was sporadically used.' (page 245). Goad also found the Tunacunnhee site was only infrequently involved in interregional trade and that exchange between the Great Lakes-Riverine area and the southeast was sporadic. Only the data pertaining to possible Hopewell exchange items or artifacts were indexed for OCM (Outlline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Mineral resources
Mining and quarrying
Special deposits
Commercial facilities
External trade
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)
Alabama, Georgia; United States
NotesAdditional notes
Sharon I. Goad
For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
79088607
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hopewell culture