Adena, an Eastern Woodland Tradition
The prehistoric culture complex known as Adena extends from 2600 to 1900 BP. It is found in the central Ohio River valley and adjacent regions of the United States. Adena was a mortuary cult…
Author Archives: Christiane Cunnar
Anasazi Tradition in the American Southwest
The Early Anasazi tradition is found in southern Nevada east across southern Utah to southwestern Colorado, northern New Mexico and northern Arizona from 1300-700 BP. The people were sedentary horticulturalists who lived in pit houses…
An Ethnohistory of the Roman Empire
The Imperial Romans period ranges over a time span of nearly 500 years, from 27 BC to 476 AD, with a primary focus on the city of Rome, and secondarily on the Roman Empire at…
Fabrics and Natural Dyes
In eHRAF World Cultures you’ll find collected ethnographic texts for indigenous people, ethnic groups, and western- and non-western cultures. All these texts are indexed with subjects based on the Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM), a…
Water Transport: Indexed and Searchable Subject
“Water transport” is one of the many subjects that can be used to search for concepts, rather than keywords, in the paragraphs and pages of ethnographic and archaeological texts of eHRAF World Cultures and Archaeology.…
Burial Practices and Funerals
eHRAF World Cultures includes data on the cultural attitude toward the dead; mortuary toilet; preservative techniques (e.g., embalming, desiccation, mummification); determination of time, place, and mode of burial; interval between death and; vigils and wakes; place…
Childhood Activities: An Indexed & Searchable Subject in the eHRAF databases
eHRAF World Cultures includes data on children’s including children’s play and work; imitative activities (e.g., make-believe); habits of rest and sleep; children’s play groups, cliques, and gangs; quarreling and fighting; children’s explorations and haunts; tasks…
Status and Treatment of the Aged
eHRAF World Cultures includes data on cultural definition and explanations of old age; idealized and derogatory evaluations of old age; conception of the ideal old man and old woman; symbols and synonyms for age and…