Additional Western Lithics for Hopewell Bifaces in the Upper Mississippi River Valley
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9216678 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert F Boszhardt (Mississippi VaHey Archaeology Center, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1725 State, La Crosse, WI 54601, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 165 |
| Pages | 275-286 |
| Publication date | 1998-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Plains Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-0447 • E-ISSN: 2052-546X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2052546.1998.11931872 |
| OpenAlex | W2490081215 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Excavations ofHopewe/1 tombs in the Trempealeau-LaCrosse localityofthe Upper Mississippi River recovered numerous large “ceremonial” bifaces. Most are manufactured of exotic lithic materials, including Knife River flint and obsidian from the Plains/Rocky Mountains. Several speckled “Jasper” and gray “quartzite” bifaces are attributed to Madison Formation dendritic chert and siliceous sediments from the eastern Wyoming/Black Hills area. In addition, X-ray diffraction analysis of red Hopewell platform pipes from Wisconsin sites determined these to be made of Minnesota catlinite. These artifacts enhance models of Northern Plains participation in the Hopewell Interaction Sphere via overland transport to frontier Hopewell populations along the Upper Mississippi
Archaeology · Art · Culture of the United States · Debitage · Excavation · Frontier · Geography · Provenance · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Geology · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 0.12 |
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| Citation span | 2000 - 2005 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |