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An overview of the Chillicothe Hopewell Conference
hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conference • Kent, Ohio • Published In 1979 • Pages: 266-279
By: Griffin, James Bennett.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Griffin was a discussant for the the Chillicothe conference and this chapter contains his comments on the various papers (eHRAF documents nos. 12-45). In doing so, Griffin presents an overview of Hopewell culture. As Griffin states the conference '…gathered participants from Canada to the Gulf and from Kansas to the Upper Ohio Valley. It [was] the first time such a large number of archaeologists [had] brought in new and exciting data from recent field work to add to the body of data from the Middle Woodland societies over this large area.' (page 266). Some of the papers he mentions were not included in this volume. Griffin points out the most common theme of these documents is regional diversity. Archaeologists have known Hopewell was not a single unified cultural expression long before the 1960s term 'Hopewell Interaction Sphere.' was coined and "[it] would be well if current writers would stop following that mistaken and misleading idea." (page 272).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Special deposits
- Ceramic technology
- Smiths and their crafts
- External trade
- Visual arts
- 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)
- midwestern and southern United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- James B. Griffin
- For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 79088607
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hopewell culture