Hopewell
Auspicious water source
Hopewell names several places in the United States, most notably a city in Virginia.
The term also designates a prehistoric Native American culture that flourished in eastern North America from roughly 100 BCE to 500 CE, known for elaborate burial mounds and extensive trade networks: Hopewell earthworks, the Hopewell tradition.
As a surname or place name, it suggests hopeful prospects.
Constructed soil structure
- burial moundEarth piled over graves
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- Serpent MoundSnake effigy earthwork
- tumulusAncient burial mound
grave goods · charnel house · mortuary · cremation · tomb · barrow
Native of a southern state
- Ohio ValleyWatershed of major tributary
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- North AmericaWestern Hemisphere's northern continent
- NewarkLargest city in Jersey
Chillicothe · Havana · heritage · tradition · society · trade network · ceramic · mica
Act of unearthing
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- dig siteArchaeological excavation location
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- carbon-datingIsotope-based age measurement
pottery · lithics · settlement · fieldwork · survey · analysis · research · archaeologist
Formal event marking occasions
- burial riteCeremony honoring the dead
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- offeringSomething presented or given
- ancestor venerationReligious devotion to lineage
shaman · spiritual · grave goods · pilgrimage · cremation · feast · tobacco · pipe ceremony
Fired clay objects
- obsidian bladeTool of volcanic glass
- breastplateMetal torso protection
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- zoomorphicResembling beast forms
earthwork
Constructed soil structure
- burial moundEarth piled over graves
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- Serpent MoundSnake effigy earthwork
tumulus · grave goods · charnel house · mortuary · cremation · tomb · barrow
Mississippian
Native of a southern state
- Ohio ValleyWatershed of major tributary
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- North AmericaWestern Hemisphere's northern continent
Newark · Chillicothe · Havana · heritage · tradition · society · trade network · ceramic · mica · obsidian
excavation
Act of unearthing
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- dig siteArchaeological excavation location
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
carbon-dating · pottery · lithics · settlement · fieldwork · survey · analysis · research · archaeologist · National Park Service
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- burial riteCeremony honoring the dead
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- offeringSomething presented or given
ancestor veneration · shaman · spiritual · grave goods · pilgrimage · cremation · feast · tobacco · pipe ceremony · communal gathering
pottery
Fired clay objects
- obsidian bladeTool of volcanic glass
- breastplateMetal torso protection
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
zoomorphic · anthropomorphic · trade goods · craftsmanship · artistry