Anthropology 2231F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Barracuda, Newark Earthworks, Pan Flute
13 Jul 2012
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Lecture 9 part 2 middle woodland in eastern north america: 200 bc 800. Defined mostly by particular styles of pottery, development of sedentary. Ad (2200 1200 bp) lifestyles, great regional variability. Elaborate artifacts used in ceremonial and burial rites: artifacts distinctive of ohio hopewell: Zoned pottery: surface of the pot broken down in different zones with certain decorations. Decoration is largely stamped, commonly carved to give it a more elaborate design. Dentate stamps: toothed, carved stamps that were like combs with short projections. Rocker stamped: took linear stamp and rocked it down the pot and got a zigzag pattern. Had to come from wisconsin or northern michigan. Annealing: heated at low temperatures, pounded into sheets and then cut into shapes: holes punctured for jewelry or sewn onto clothing. Made into: large breastplates, worn by certain individuals, bracelets, ear spools, ceremonial objects, panpipes not for smoking, wrapped around reeds, very distinctive of hopewell. Can also be made in native silver.
