| Woodland Period Systematics in the Middle Ohio Valley First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Applegate, Darlene (Editor), Applegate, Darlene (Contribution by), Brose, David S. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0817352376 ISBN-13: 9780817352370 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: "This well-conceived collection of papers offers new perspectives on complexities of cultural and temporal variation that are masked by outdated and imprecise definitions of Hopewell and Adena. These fresh perspectives reveal the rich archaeological record and now-apparent cultural diversity in the Middle Ohio Valley during the Woodland Period."--Lynne P. Sullivan, co-author of "Archaeology of the Appalachian Highlands The Middle Ohio Valley is an archaeologically rich region that stretches from southeastern Indiana, across southern Ohio and northeastern Kentucky, and into northwestern West Virginia. In this area are some of the most spectacular and diverse Woodland Period archaeological sites in North America, but these sites and their rich cultural remains do not fit easily into the traditional Southeastern classification system. This volume, with contributions by most of the senior researchers in the field, demonstrates that reexamination of systematics clarifies fundamental questions of space, time, and form in the archaeological record. Darlene Applegate is Associate Professor of Folk Studies and Anthropology at Western Kentucky University and a specialist in lithics, cave and rock shelter archaeology, site formation processes, and bioarchaeology. Robert C. Mainfort Jr. is an archaeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey in Fayetteville, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas, and co-editor of "The Woodland Southeast. With Contributions By: Darlene Applegate, David S. Brose, James A. Brown, Jarrod Burks, R. Berle Clay, William S. Dancey, N'omi B. Greber, R. Eric Hollinger, Jonathan P. Kerr, Robert C. Mainfort Jr, David Pollack, Sean M.Rafferty, Michael D. Richmond, Eric J. Schlarb, Mark F. Seeman, William E. Sharp, Lauren E. Sieg, Patrick D. Trade, Teresa W. Tune |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 977.01 |
| LCCN: 2005003716 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.24" W x 9.24" (1.16 lbs) 310 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Cultural Region - Midwest |
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| Publisher Description: This collection provides a comprehensive vocabulary for defining the cultural manifestation of the term Woodland. The Middle Ohio Valley is an archaeologically rich region that stretches from southeastern Indiana, across southern Ohio and northeastern Kentucky, and into northwestern West Virginia. In this area are some of the most spectacular and diverse Woodland Period archaeological sites in North America. These sites gave rise to some of the earliest broadly inclusive archaeological taxonomic units in eastern North America, but these constructs have long outlived their usefulness. This volume, with contributions by most of the senior researchers in the field, represents an important step toward establishing terminology and taxa that are more appropriate to interpreting cultural diversity in the region. The important questions are diverse. What criteria are useful in defining periods and cultural types, and over what spatial and temporal boundaries do those criteria hold? How can we accommodate regional variation in the development and expression of traits used to delineate periods and cultural types? How does the concept of tradition relate to periods and cultural types? archaeological cultures with ethnographic cultures? How does the available taxonomy hinder research? Contributing authors address these issues and others in the context of their Middle Ohio Valley Woodland Period research. |