Hopewell ceremonial landscapes of Ohio : more than mounds and geometric earthworks. by Mark J. Lynott

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Hopewell ceremonial landscapes of Ohio : more than mounds and geometric earthworks. by Mark J. Lynott
Autor: Lynott, Mark J
Schlagwörter: Culture Hopewell -- Ohio (États-Unis);
Paysage -- Aspect social -- États-Unis -- Ohio (États-Unis);
Hopewell culture -- Ohio;
Earthworks (Archaeology) -- Ohio;
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Ohio -- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park;
Mound-builders -- Ohio;
Woodland Indians -- Antiquities -- Ohio;
Indians of North America -- Antiquities -- Ohio;
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (Ohio) -- Antiquities
Beschreibung: Bibliographie p. [271]-287
Chapter 1. More than mounds and ditches, an introduction to Ohio Hopewell ceremonial landscapes. Ohio and the Beginning of North American archaeology Mortuary mounds and artifacts Expanding research interests in earthworks and ceremonial centers Ohio Hopewell constructed landscapes and the digital revolution Ohio Hopewell : an iconic name and iconic sites, but what is it? Chapter 2. Current issues in the construction of Ohio Hopewell ceremonial landscapes. Hopewell variation and distribution Time and Hopewell archaeology Energy analysis : how many people did it take to build Ohio Hopewell ceremonial landscapes Sedentary farmers or mobile foragers? Mensuration, geometry, and the sky Alignments and reading the heavens The great Hopewell road Were ceremonial landscapes planned designs? : models and hypotheses Chapter 3. The Hopeton Earthworks Project. Geophysical survey and trench excavations Embankment wall features : geoarchaeology; radiocarbon results
Non-embankment wall features Near the Earthworks : Triangle, Red Wing, Overly, and Cryder sites What have we learned about the Hopeton Earthworks? Chapter 4. Studies of Ohio Hopewell ceremonial landscapes. South-eastern Ohio : Newark Earthworks; Marietta Scioto River valley : Seip; High Bank Earthwork; Anderson Earthwork; Mound City; Hopewell Mound Group; Shriver Circle; Spruce Hill South-west Ohio : Brush Creek, the Great Miami and Little Miami River drainages : Fort Hill, Highland County; Fort Ancient; Foster's Crossing; Pollock Works; Miami Fort; Turner Group of Earthworks; Stubbs Earthwork Chapter 5. What do we know about Hopewell ceremonial landscapes? Constructed landscapes, site preparation and planning Material selection and the placement of material : art or engineering? Landscape features : unique and diverse Time and landscape construction
How were ceremonial landscapes used? : Ritual refuse pits at the Riverside site, Hopewell Mound Group; The Moorehead Circle, Fort Ancient; Craft Houses and other wooden structures; A great post-circle and many buildings; Beyond the enclosure at Mound City Some additional thoughts Chapter 6. Some final thoughts : what we still need to learn. Landscapes and time Southern Ohio before monument construction The meaning behind landscape forms Settlement sites and ceremonial landscapes When and why did the Hopewell era end? Beyond southern Ohio Future studies and final thoughts Appendix 1. A model of the construction of Hopeton Earthworks / by Timothy Schilling Appendix 2. Ohio Hopewell ceremonial sites open to the public
Verknüpfte Titel: Serie:American Landscapes Oxford Oxbow Books 2015 1
Verlag: Oxford Havertown, PA : Oxbow Books, cop. 2014
Erscheinungsdatum: cop. 2014
Format: 1 vol. (X-287 p.) : ill. en noir et en coul., cartes, couv. ill. en coul. ; 25 cm
Sprache: Englisch

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