Papers from the Society for American Archaeology's 2004 symposium. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction / A. Martin Byers and DeeAnne Wymer -- Section 1. Symbolic and practical settlement interaction -- Riverworld : life and meaning in the Illinois Valley / Douglas K. Charles -- Why move? : Ohio Hopewell sedentism revisited / Paul J. Pacheco -- The land between the mounds : the role of "empty" spaces in the Hopewellian built environment / Lauren Sieg and Jarrod Burks -- Section 2. The earthworks and their geospatial relations -- The ceremonial landscape of the Newark earthworks and the Raccoon Creek Valley / Bradley T. Lepper -- Hopewell cosmography at Newark and Chillicothe, Ohio / Ray Hively and Robert Horn -- Strange sightings on the Scioto / Warren DeBoer -- Section 3. The earthworks and their material cultural relations -- Enclosed by stone / Robert V. Riordan -- The Turner-Hopewell axis : exploring interaction through embankment form and mortuary patterning / A. Martin Byers -- Section 4. The hermeneutic and phenomenological perspective -- The earthworks hermeneutically considered / John E. Hancock -- The "heartland" Woodland settlement system : cultural traditions and resolving key puzzles / A. Martin Byers -- Section 5. Critical methodology and epistemology -- Where do (Hopewell) research answers come from? / DeeAnne Wymer -- Section 6. Hopewell settlement patterns and symbolic landscapes -- Coda: still seeking "Hopewell" / N'omi B. Greber.
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