AET. 22 HOPEWELL POTTERY FROM LOUISIANA SETZLER 21 



that Louisiana, Mississippi, and possibly Arkansas must be con- 

 sidered in the distribution of Hopewell-like traits. These similari- 

 ties might be due entirely to commercial intercourse, but they seem 

 too widespread for such a simple explanation. 



A brief recapitulation shows that the Marksville works contained 

 one vessel (pi. 1) that can be considered a typical Hopewell vessel. 

 In addition, the other vessels from Mounds 4 and 8 embody one or 

 more typical Hopewell characteristics. More than this, the variety 

 of forms at Marksville not only shows designs characteristic of the 

 typical Hopewell in the North, but these same vessels have certain 

 features that are similar to other southeastern pottery decorations. 

 These latter similarities make possible a comparison between certain 

 pottery decorations from sites in which typical so-called Caddo 

 pottery has been found associated with the Avoyelles Parish type of 

 vessels. 



At the present time no evidence has been found in Ohio, Indiana, 

 Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, or Wisconsin that will enable anthropolo- 

 gists to determine either the ethnological or linguistic connections 

 between this highly developed archeological culture and the recog- 

 nized Indian stocks. It would seem from the Marksville evidence 

 that further scientific investigations in this portion of the Southeast 

 should produce definite evidence regarding the origin, development, 

 and migration of this interesting archeological culture. 



U S GOVERNMENT PRINTINS OFFICE: 1933 



