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Cahokia identity and interaction models of Cahokia Mississippian

cahokia and the hinterlands : middle mississipian cultures of the midwestUrbanaPublished In 1991 • Pages: 3-34

By: Hall, Robert L..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document provides the reader with a brief history of research at Cahokia, the current culture history, and an in-depth discussion of modeling both Cahokian development and regional interaction. Hall has been one of the few scholars to deal in a broad perspective with the factors that may have been critical in the formation and dissolution of Cahokian society. In this study the author weaves an intriguing picture of environmental and subsistence changes, shifts in trade networks, political inflluences, and ritual relationships which taken together form a holistic perspective of this complex society.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Comparative evidence
Acculturation and culture contact
Ceramic technology
Miscellaneous structures
Visual arts
Burial practices and funerals
Chronologies and culture sequences
Cultural stratigraphy
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Mississippian
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
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
John Beierle ; 2005
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1200 BP-500 BP (800 A.D.-1500 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Cahokia, central Mississippi River Valley, Illinois, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Robert L. Hall
'Published in cooperation with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.' For bibliographical references see document 2: Emerson and Lewis
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
90010759
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mississippian culture