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CHAPTER SEVEN Hopewellian occupations at the northern periphery of the Newark Earthworks: the Newark expressway sites revisited

ohio hopewell community organizationKent, OhioPublished In 1997 • Pages: 175-205

By: Lepper, Bradley Thomas, Yerkes, Richard W..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Lepper and Yerkes re-examine the archaeological data from the Newark Earthworks excavations conducted by Everett Hale in 1977-1980. Two portions of the site were examined in detail, Hale's House and Meridian Alley. Microwear analysis of tools from these two areas suggests the tools were expediently used for activities such as scraping fresh and dry hide, cutting soft wood, incising bone, antler or shell, and cutting meat. The Hale's House site seems to contain domestic refuse and show evidence of repeated short-term occupation. Lepper and Yerkes also found evidence that 'archaeologically discernible traces of the Newark Earthworks and related occupation loci are preserved, even in developed sections of urban Newark.' (page 189).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Speech
Reviews and critiques
Organization and analysis of results of research
Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
Settlement patterns
Food preparation
Work in skins
Lithic industries
General tools
Sacred objects and places
Cultural stratigraphy
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)
Newark Earthworks; Ohio, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Bradley T. Lepper and Richard W. Yerkes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-205)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
96027659
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hopewell culture