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CHAPTER EIGHT Two geometric enclosures in the Paint Creek Valley: an estimate of possible changes in community patterns through time
ohio hopewell community organization • Kent, Ohio • Published In 1997 • Pages: 207-229
By: Greber, N'omi.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Greber examines the Seip Earthworks and Baum Enclosure to show how they were built in stages, probably over many generations (as opposed to being built in a single building episode). To build and use these great mounds people probably had to save resources for the great festivals. Evidence of this can be seen with diagnostic or ceremonial Hopewell artifacts that are found in domestic as well as ceremonial contexts. Greber states, 'The assumption that the fabric of Hopewell society combined facets of both 'domestic' and 'ceremonial' life effects a viewpoint for interpreting cultural dynamics through generations of site use.' (page 221). Greber proposes both mounds were built by the same community.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Cultural participation
- Religious and educational structures
- Settlement patterns
- Household
- Sacred objects and places
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary 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
- circa 1979-1993
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900 BP-1500 BP (100 A.D.-500 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Seip Earthworks and Baum Enclosure; Paint Creek Valley, Ohio, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- N'omi B. Greber
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 96027659
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hopewell culture