Woodland Social Change in the Central Midwest: A Review and Evaluation of Interpretive Trends
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in North American Archaeologist
- Vol. 4 (2) , 141-161
- https://doi.org/10.2190/dhar-rqj2-cgwj-a1a8
Abstract
The analysis of Middle Woodland to Late Woodland social change in west-central Illinois has produced contrasting interpretations of decreasing and increasing complexity. This paper evaluates both views, showing that available evidence is most consistent with the interpretation of social collapse at the Middle to Late Woodland transition.Keywords
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