essay
Human-plant interactions and cultural change in the American Bottom
cahokia and the hinterlands : middle mississipian cultures of the midwest • Urbana • Published In 1991 • Pages: 35-45
By: Rindos, David, Johannessen, Sissel.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In considering the origin, development, and subsequent decline of Mississippian culture, the mode of subsistence of the people is of major importance. This article focuses on the role of plant sources of food in the development and decline of American Bottom Mississippian culture. With evidence drawn from the analysis of the physical remains of the human-plant interaction (plant debris from archaeological sites), the authors attempt to describe the changes that have occurred in this interaction process and the selective pressures that have directed these changes (p. 35).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Flora
- Population
- Tillage
- Cereal agriculture
- Diet
- Production and supply
- Ethnobotany
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Botanist
- 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
- 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
- 1000 BP-600 BP (1000 A.D.-1400 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- American Bottom region, Illinois, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- David Rindos and Sissel Johannessen
- '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