about the hopewell.....?

Question

i am doing a bibliography on the hopewell indians.does anyone know any thing about them?i know sum stuff,not much.any info will help.thanks!!!

Answer 1

Please check the links below.
Here's a sample from the first one:

"Hopewell culture is the term used to describe common aspects of the Native American culture that flourished along rivers in the northeastern and midwestern United States from 200 BC to 400 A.D. At its greatest extent, Hopewell culture stretched from western New York to Missouri and from Wisconsin to Mississippi, and included both the American and Canadian shores of Lake Ontario.
Hopewell can also be considered a cultural climax. Origins of the Hopewell culture are still under discussion. "Hopewell populations originated in western New York and moved south into Ohio where they built upon the local Adena mortuary tradition. Or Hopewell was said to have originated in western Illinois and spread by diffusion - perhaps carried by a religious elite - to southern Ohio. Similarly, the Havana Hopewell tradition was thought to have spread up the Illinois River and into southwestern Michigan, spawning Goodall Hopewell" (Dancey, p.114). Aside from the more famous Ohio Hopewell, a number of other Middle Woodland period cultures are known as "Hopewellian," including the Swift Creek culture, 100-500 A.D., the Santa Rosa-Swift Creek culture, 100-300 A.D., the Marksville culture, 1-400 A.D., and the Copena culture, 1-500 A.D.

Answer 2

I didn't know there were Hopewell Indians. I live in Hopewell, NJ 08525, Mercer County. It is known for the Lindbergh trial and John Hart who signed the Declaration of Indepence. Not sure any of this helps but thought I would share.

Answer 3

this isnt much cuz im too tired to do research, but i know they built huge burial mounds to honor their dead.