Disciplines
Archaeological Anthropology
Abstract (300 words maximum)
During the Middle Woodland Period (300 BC – AD 600), ceremonial centers began to rise throughout the Eastern United States. These centers were hubs for ritual feasting and religious activities related to the Hopewell Mortuary Cult of Ohio. This project will focus on the Leake site and its relation to the surrounding villages in Northwest Georgia, each of which contains Swift Creek sherds. The Swift Creek Complicated stamped pottery contains curvilinear lines which are not present in other decorations of the Middle Woodland period. Swift Creek pottery is prominent in Middle Woodland ceremonial sites and is integrated into the Hopewell Mortuary Cult’s interaction network, moving between major Hopewell sites along the Eastern United States. This study will use both artifacts and spatial distribution of sites to identify potential interaction networks which can be applied to settlement models.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - Geography & Anthropology
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Terry Powis
Included in
Applying Settlement Models through Chemical Analysis in Bartow County, Georgia
During the Middle Woodland Period (300 BC – AD 600), ceremonial centers began to rise throughout the Eastern United States. These centers were hubs for ritual feasting and religious activities related to the Hopewell Mortuary Cult of Ohio. This project will focus on the Leake site and its relation to the surrounding villages in Northwest Georgia, each of which contains Swift Creek sherds. The Swift Creek Complicated stamped pottery contains curvilinear lines which are not present in other decorations of the Middle Woodland period. Swift Creek pottery is prominent in Middle Woodland ceremonial sites and is integrated into the Hopewell Mortuary Cult’s interaction network, moving between major Hopewell sites along the Eastern United States. This study will use both artifacts and spatial distribution of sites to identify potential interaction networks which can be applied to settlement models.