Book
An ethnoarchaeological approach to Cherokee subsistence and settlement patterns
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1987 • Pages:
By: White, Max Edgar.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document provides a desription and explanation of the settlement and subsistence patterns, both historic and prehistoric, of the Eastern Cherokee. The author integrates ecological, archeological, historical and ethnographic data in this comprehensive historical reconstruction. After an initial theoretical discussion of ethnoarcheological research, the author presents a brief history of the Cherokee. Chapter 3 is on the biogeographical environment, and includes information on the physiography, climate, biomes, and natural resources (organic and inorganic) of the Eastern Cherokee country. Chapter 4 is a lengthy discussion of settlement and subsistence patterns from some unspecified period of time in the past. Chapter 5 is on Cherokee archeology. It includes a culture history, descriptions of several sites, and a reconstruction of settlement patterns. The piece concludes by pointing out the generally good fit between the ethnohistorical and archeological data presented. True to its title, the source is strictly confined to the subjects of subsistence and patterns of settlement. Major historical events (e.g. the Removal) are included if they are clearly relevant to the subjects at hand. Theoretically, the author brings together a wealth of data to illustrate the complementarity and mutual relevance of ethnohistorical and archeological research.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Prehistory
- Historical and archival research
- Food quest
- Settlements
- Diet
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cherokee
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Christopher Latham ; John Beierle ; 1988
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- summer of 1976; spring and fall of 1977
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southeast - especially Tennessee and North Carolina, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Max Edgar White
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Indiana University, Bloomington, 1980
- UM8020044
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cherokee Indians