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EXPLOITATION OF VERTEBRATE FAUNA BY HOPEWELL POPULATIONS IN OHIO AND ILLINOIS

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1980
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Through a study of representative sites in Ohio and Illinos a reconstruction of Hopewellian exploitation of available vertebrate fauna is presented. Written accounts of faunal remains and symbolic representations (e.g., effigy pipes) from mound and village sites are examined to determine the manner of exploitation in the sacred and secular spheres. While faunal utilization is somewhat uniform in Ohio and Illinois, there is a more noticeable overlap of finds from mound and village loci in the latter region, indicating that the sacred-secular distincion was less explicit there. For both areas a totomeic clan system is considered as a plausible explanation for the use of chosen vertebrates in a symbolic fashion. By presenting such hypotheses, this study illustrates that a close scrutiny of faunal debris can provide information not only on subsistence, but also on the political, religious, and ideological aspects of a society.
Title: EXPLOITATION OF VERTEBRATE FAUNA BY HOPEWELL POPULATIONS IN OHIO AND ILLINOIS.
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Name(s): NAGEL, DIANE DENISE SIMMONS.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Sears, William H., Thesis advisor
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Department of Anthropology
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1980
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 367 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Through a study of representative sites in Ohio and Illinos a reconstruction of Hopewellian exploitation of available vertebrate fauna is presented. Written accounts of faunal remains and symbolic representations (e.g., effigy pipes) from mound and village sites are examined to determine the manner of exploitation in the sacred and secular spheres. While faunal utilization is somewhat uniform in Ohio and Illinois, there is a more noticeable overlap of finds from mound and village loci in the latter region, indicating that the sacred-secular distincion was less explicit there. For both areas a totomeic clan system is considered as a plausible explanation for the use of chosen vertebrates in a symbolic fashion. By presenting such hypotheses, this study illustrates that a close scrutiny of faunal debris can provide information not only on subsistence, but also on the political, religious, and ideological aspects of a society.
Identifier: 14019 (digitool), FADT14019 (IID), fau:10837 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1980.
Subject(s): Hopewell culture
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