Pt. 1. The Ohio Hopewell as a system of cult sodality heterarchies -- The domestic/ceremonial dichotomy -- The tripartite alliance model : a critique -- The nature of Ohio Hopewell mortuary ceremonialism -- The symbolic meaning of material culture -- The ecclesiastic-communal cult sodality model -- The Hidatsa age-set system and the ritual usufruct conveyancing and franchising model -- The Ohio Hopewell cult sodality heterarchy system : from the bottom-up -- The Murphy Tract : the empirical grounding of the cult sodality cluster model -- pt. 2. Sacred games, death, and renewal in Ohio Hopewell -- The sacred games tourneĢe of the Ohio Hopewell system of cult sodality heterarchies -- The North Fork-Paint Creek interface zone and the terminal conveyancing of custodial regalia -- The Ohio Hopewell as dispersed third-order cult sodality heterarchies -- The development of the Ohio Hopewell cult sodality heterarchy system -- Embankment earthwork and way station facilities -- The structuring of Ohio Hopewell sites and pathways -- Embankment earthwork site alignments and relations -- The Ohio Hopewell and Adena as neighbors and strangers