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OVERVIEW: ONEOTA
— MIDWESTERN MISSISSIPPIAN? (MODULE 11)
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Lesson Overview:
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References
to "Oneota" culture can lead students to sites in prairie
portions of Iowa and Minnesota, as well as to areas considered
ecologically more related to the Eastern Woodlands (i.e., Wisconsin and
areas along the Mississippi where Wisconsin meets Minnesota). Some
consider Oneota to represent an example of a Mississippian intrusive
culture. Others view it as primarily a continuation of Woodland cultural
traditions, perhaps with an "overlay" or Mississippian elements.
In this section what is archaeologically known of what we call Oneota is
presented. |
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Lesson Objectives: |
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Locate
the geographical and environmental parameters within which Oneota cultures
have been defined. |
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Present
what is known archaeologically about ancient Oneota Culture. |
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Introduce
questions about functional definitions of Oneota (i.e., referring to
controversies about it's relationship with Woodland, Mississippian, and
Plains cultural traditions). |
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Discuss
archaeological epistemological issues related to Lesson Objective 3. |
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MATRIX Principles: |
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Principle 6: Basic Archaeological Skills - "Students of
archaeology must also understand the epistemological ramifications of the
discipline - how they come to know what they know about ancient
peoples' life ways . . ." |
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Discussion
- Discussion of the archaeology of the Oneota presents opportunities to
question the premise of using culture areas as ways of organizing
discussions of prehistory. In this section what is archaeologically
known of what we call Oneota is presented. Where do the ancient
Oneota they "fit" with respect to their cultural
"neighborhood" and their environmental surroundings?
Should they be discussed under "Great Plains archaeology" or
under the "Eastern Woodlands?" Do they constitute an
"intrusive" culture (a northern and western extension of
Mississippian life ways), or are they Woodlands (or Plains?) people trying
to emulate the life styles of Mississippian peoples? Perhaps they
are Woodland Culture peoples who acquired (or who were forced to have)
Mississippian elites? This discussion allows students to grapple
with the epistemological complexities of such archaeological questions.
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Instructional Procedures: |
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This class is fundamentally a lecture class. Materials needed are a
blackboard and maps. Slide transparencies, PowerPoint presentations,
and/or appropriate geographic websites can also be utilized. |
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Assessment: |
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In this class the materials presented will be tested as part of the first
of three examinations. Both essay and short-identification questions can
be developed by consulting the "Terms
related to discussion of ONEOTA - MIDWESTERN MISSISSIPPIAN?"
found at the end of the class lecture notes for this module (Module 11).
Essay questions related to this
module can be found by clicking the following (30),
or by searching in the Essay
Bank.
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