Ceremonial “Killing” of Hopewell Items Recovered from Redeposit Pits in Mann Mound 3, Posey County, Indiana
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-kent15015102803332512021-08-03T07:03:46Z Ceremonial “Killing” of Hopewell Items Recovered from Redeposit Pits in Mann Mound 3, Posey County, Indiana Cole, Sara E. Archaeology The Mann Site in Posey County, Indiana is one of the largest, most complex, and least understood archaeological earthworks sites. The Hopewell occupation at this site, contemporaneous with the Hopewell phenomenon in Ohio, ca. 2000-1600 B.P., consists of a large domestic occupation and a series of ceremonial enclosures and mounds. The site has seen minimal professional examination, but an amateur archaeologist, Charles Lacer, Jr., did extensive excavation at the site for more than three decades, starting in the 1950s. His detailed notes and the artifacts he collected are now curated at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis. The largest mound at the Mann Site, Mound 3, when partially excavated by Lacer, produced a significant quantity of destroyed stone, metal, and bone artifacts which had been burned at extreme temperatures. The specific purpose of these “killed” items or the eight pits in which they were deposited have not been considered professionally. This thesis examines the Hopewellian practice of “killing” items in a ceremonial setting, the possibilities of what purpose or purposes this may have held, and how the archaeological contents of Mound 3 at the Mann Site can be related to various “killing” theories. Also addressed is the outcome of an experimental component where various raw materials are “killed”. The purpose of this experiment is to better understand patterns of breakage in raw materials common to Hopewell sites and identical to those deposited in Mann Mound 3, at varying temperatures. These results, when considered alongside the context of excavated burned artifacts, provide insights into the ceremonial activities of the people participating in Hopewell ritual. 2017-07-31 English text Kent State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1501510280333251 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1501510280333251 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Ceremonial “Killing” of Hopewell Items Recovered from Redeposit Pits in Mann Mound 3, Posey County, Indiana |
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