Journal article
Reconsidering the Dismal River aspect: A review of current evidence for an Apachean (Ndee) cultural affiliation
Plains Anthropologist, Vol.63(247), pp.198-222
07/03/2018
DOI: 10.1080/00320447.2018.1435606
Abstract
Researchers debating whether Dismal River people of the Central Plains were culturally affiliated with Ndee (Apache) groups have used evidence from site chronology, house form, baking pit use, and dietary preference. This paper assesses the quality of evidence traditionally used by prior researchers. We conclude that the archaeological features traditionally used to argue for a Dismal River-Apache association are highly variable in expression and should not be treated as emblematic of Ndee ethnicity. Despite the variability observed in the Dismal River record, evidence still supports the contention that the Dismal River complex is situated correctly in time and space for an association with Athapaskan-speaking groups.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Reconsidering the Dismal River aspect: A review of current evidence for an Apachean (Ndee) cultural affiliation
- Creators
- Matthew E Hill - University of IowaSarah Trabert - University of Oklahoma
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Plains Anthropologist, Vol.63(247), pp.198-222
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/00320447.2018.1435606
- ISSN
- 0032-0447
- eISSN
- 2052-546X
- Grant note
- BCS1415403 / National Science Foundation (10.13039/501100008982)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/03/2018
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Record Identifier
- 9983983658802771
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