Abstract
In the Scioto-Paint Creek area, charnel house ceremonialism is the central characteristic that archaeologists use to define “Hopewell”, in contrast to the “Middle Woodland” time period. The Hopewell “complex” in this region began with the construction of the first large charnel house of Tremper and ended after the decommissioning of the last large charnel house of Ater (Prufer 1964:49)1.
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Carr, C. (2021). The Genre of the Ritual Drama in Ohio Hopewellian Ceremonialism: A Comparative Summary. In: Being Scioto Hopewell: Ritual Drama and Personhood in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44917-9_15
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