Book
An introduction to Pawnee archaeology
U.S. Govt. Print. Off. • (112) • Published In 1936 • Pages: xi, 122 , plates
By: Wedel, Waldo Rudolph.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph, written by an archaeologist, is a study of Pawnee archaeology and culture history based primarily on artifacts in the Hill Collection at the Hastings Museum in Nebraska that were excavated from the thirteen archaeological sites described here in detail, and from the journals and records of early explorers and adventurers to the region. Although new archaeological fieldwork makes the archaeological data described in this monograph outdated, the historical information and analysis of material culture make this document a useful addition to an understanding of the Pawnee. The monograph is divided into four major parts, the first of which is introductory, the second, dealing in detail with the historical background of the Pawnee, the third with Pawnee archaeology as viewed through the various bits of evidence obtained from the excavation of prehistoric, and early historic sites, and the fourth, the material culture of the early Pawnees as derived from a study of the artifacts themselves. Pages 94-102 contain a summary of all data presented in the monograph.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Prehistory
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- Bone, horn, and shell technology
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- General tools
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Pawnee
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1998
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1961
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1930
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- protohistoric period
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Skidi (Skiri), Chawi, and Kitkahahki bands ; northern Kansas and Nebraska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Waldo Rudolph Wedel
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-109) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 36026585
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Pawnee Indians