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Most of the published works concerning the Woodland burial mound complex of the Rainy River District of northern Minnesota and contiguous Ontario pertain to defining the culture history of this region. More specifically, they have focused on the intra and inter site variability of ceramic types (Wilford 1955, Stoltman 1973, 1974, Lugenbeal 1978). These studies have defined a detailed culture history of the Middle (Laurel) and Late Woodland (Blackduck) phases of this region. Currently, the information which has been published on the burial mound complex have shed little light on the economic, social and political systems of the prehistoric peoples of the Rainy River District. The information available on the subsistence practices of these peoples suggests a hunting and gathering economy with a high degree of seasonal mobility. The political organization characteristic of this type of economy is usually portrayed as an egalitarian one (Service 1964). However, the presence of burial mound
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Most of the published works concerning the Woodland burial mound complex of the Rainy River District of northern Minnesota and contiguous Ontario pertain to defining the culture history of this region. More specifically, they have focused on the intra and inter site variability of ceramic types (Wilford 1955, Stoltman 1973, 1974, Lugenbeal 1978). These studies have defined a detailed culture history of the Middle (Laurel) and Late Woodland (Blackduck) phases of this region. Currently, the information which has been published on the burial mound complex have shed little light on the economic, social and political systems of the prehistoric peoples of the Rainy River District. The information available on the subsistence practices of these peoples suggests a hunting and gathering economy with a high degree of seasonal mobility. The political organization characteristic of this type of economy is usually portrayed as an egalitarian one (Service 1964). However, the presence of burial mound
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