ANTH 2050 Midterm: Exam 3 (scored 92%)
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Ancient world immigrants(greeks, aficans, chinese, lost tribe of israel) Book of mormon-mesopotamian groups: cyrus thomas=one of the first to realize true nature of the mounds, 1894-bureau of american ethnology, conclusions=earthworks built by native americans, thomas jefferson had reached similar conclusions earlier, chronology, archaic period ca 2500-100bc. Lsu mounds: woodland period ca 1000 bc to colonial period. Individuals buried with bead, shell adormments, copper, red ochre. By 1500 bc in midwest and sw united states agriculture widespread: moundbuilders: background. Largest 20 m high x 200 m long: poverty point: roles and functionms, congregation place, important residential population, craft production and socialization. Flint, chert, jasper, hematite, slate, galena, copper: contact as far as great lakes. Hopewell 200 bc-ad600: adena, ca 500 bc-ad 700: ohio river valley, cultivated tobacco, best known for funerary customs. Exotic and high quality grave goods: effigy mounds ex serpent mound, burial mounds with rich burials, body in log structure or pit.
