Mississippian Settlement Patterns

Author : Bruce D. Smith
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483220246

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Mississippian Settlement Patterns by Bruce D. Smith Pdf

Studies in Archeology: Mississippian Settlement Patterns explains the cultural organization of many of the prehistoric societies in the Eastern United States during the last 1000 years of their existence. This book emphasizes the difference between the central core of Mississippian societies and those peripheral societies that preceded its development. Readers are advised to begin the examination of this compilation by reading Chapter 16 first, followed by Chapters 8 to 13 and 15, in order to understand the variations of patterning among societies that are commonly regarded as nascent or developed Mississippian. The rest of the chapters analyze cultural groups on the West, North, and Northeast that are not Mississippian societies, including a discussion of late prehistoric societies that are in some ways divergent but are sometimes regarded as Mississippian. This publication is valuable to archeologists, historians, and researchers conducting work on Mississippian societies.

Author : J. Daniel Rogers,Bruce D. Smith,Bruce David Smith
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817307684

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Mississippian Communities and Households by J. Daniel Rogers,Bruce D. Smith,Bruce David Smith Pdf

During the Mississippian period (approximately A.D. 1000-1600) in the midwestern and southeastern United States a variety of greater and lesser chiefdoms took shape. Archaeologists have for many years explored the nature of these chiefdoms from the perspective common in archaeological investigations—from the top down, investigating ceremonial elite mound structures and predicting the basic domestic unit from that data. Because of the increased number of field investigations at the community level in recent years, this volume is able to move the scale of investigation down to the level of community and household, and it contributes to major revisions of settlement hierarchy concepts.

Author : Peter N. Peregrine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136508622

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Archaeology of the Mississippian Culture by Peter N. Peregrine Pdf

First published in 1996. In recent years there has been a general increase of scholarly and popular interest in the study of ancient civilizations. Yet, because archaeologists and other scholars tend to approach their study of ancient peoples and places almost exclusively from their own disciplinary perspectives, there has long been a lack of general bibliographic and other research resources available for the non-specialist. This series is intended to fill that need.

Author : Alan D. Harn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000042006951

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Variation in Mississippian Settlement Patterns by Alan D. Harn Pdf

Author : Alan D. Harn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : UIUC:30112083438363

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Variation in Mississippian Settlement Patterns by Alan D. Harn Pdf

Author : R. P. Stephen Davis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:30000000762561

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Aboriginal Settlement Patterns in the Little Tennessee River Valley by R. P. Stephen Davis Pdf

Author : Bruce D. Smith
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817354527

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The Mississippian Emergence by Bruce D. Smith Pdf

This collection, addressing a topic of ongoing interest and debate in American archaeology, examines the evolution of ranked chiefdoms in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States during the period A.D. 700–1200. The volume brings together a broad range of professionals engaged in the fieldwork that has vitalized the theoretical debates on the development of Mississippi Valley cultures. The initial chapter provides a general discussion of various explanations for the rise of these distinctive ranked societies in the eastern United States (A.D. 750-1050) and sets the stage for the interdisciplinary analysis from multiple viewpoints that follows. The first section discusses a cluster of individual sites in the Midwest and Southeast and reveals the parallel—and occasionally divergent—paths followed by the inhabitants as they transitioned from Late Woodland into Mississippian lifeways. The chapters in the second half discuss by region the emergence of ranked agricultural societies and examine how these networks played a role in the large-scale and roughly contemporaneous socio-political development. Contributors: C. Clifford Boyd Jr. James A. Brown R. P. Stephen Davis Jr. John House John E. Kelly Richard A. Kerber Dan F. Morse Phyllis Morse Martha Ann Rolingson Gerald F. Schroedl Bruce D. Smith Paul D. Welch Howard D. Winters

Author : Charles H. Nash
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : UOM:39015017442719

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Residence Mounds by Charles H. Nash Pdf

Author : Thomas E. Emerson,R. Barry Lewis
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0252068785

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Cahokia and the Hinterlands by Thomas E. Emerson,R. Barry Lewis Pdf

Covering topics as diverse as economic modeling, craft specialization, settlement patterns, agricultural and subsistence systems, and the development of social ranking, Cahokia and the Hinterlands explores cultural interactions among Cahokians and the inhabitants of other population centers, including Orensdorf and the Dickson Mounds in Illinois and Aztalan in Wisconsin, as well as sites in Minnesota, Iowa, and at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Proposing sophisticated and innovative models for the growth, development, and decline of Mississippian culture at Cahokia and elsewhere, this volume also provides insight into the rise of chiefdoms and stratified societies and the development of trade throughout the world.

Author : Paul Kelton
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803215573

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Epidemics and Enslavement by Paul Kelton Pdf

Tracing the pathology of early European encounters with Native peoples of the Southeast, this work concludes that, while indigenous peoples suffered from an array of ailments before contact, Natives had their most significant experience with new germs long after initial contacts in the sixteenth century.

Author : Lucas C. Kellett,Eric Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317369660

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Settlement Ecology of the Ancient Americas by Lucas C. Kellett,Eric Jones Pdf

In this exciting new volume several leading researchers use settlement ecology, an emerging approach to the study of archaeological settlements, to examine the spatial arrangement of prehistoric settlement patterns across the Americas. Positioned at the intersection of geography, human ecology, anthropology, economics and archaeology, this diverse collection showcases successful applications of the settlement ecology approach in archaeological studies and also discusses associated techniques such as GIS, remote sensing and statistical and modeling applications. Using these methodological advancements the contributors investigate the specific social, cultural and environmental factors which mediated the placement and arrangement of different sites. Of particular relevance to scholars of landscape and settlement archaeology, Settlement Ecology of the Ancient Americas provides fresh insights not only into past societies, but also present and future populations in a rapidly changing world.

Author : Bradley G. Bond
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0807130354

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French Colonial Louisiana and the Atlantic World by Bradley G. Bond Pdf

French colonial Louisiana has failed to occupy a place in the historic consciousness of the United States, perhaps owing to its short duration (1699--1762) and its standing outside the dominant narrative of the British colonies in North America. This anthology seeks to locate early Louisiana in its proper place, bringing together a broad range of scholarship that depicts a complex and vibrant sphere. Colonial Louisiana comprised the vast center of what would become the United States. It lay between Spanish, British, and French colonies in North America and the Caribbean, and between woodland and eastern plains Indians. As such, it provided a meeting place for Europeans, Africans, and native Americans, functioning as a crossroads between the New World and other worlds. While acknowledging colonial Louisiana's peripheral position in U.S. and Atlantic World history, this volume demonstrates that the colony stands at the thematic center of the shared narratives and historiographies of diverse places. Through its twelve essays, French Colonial Louisiana and the Atlantic World tells a whole story, the story of a place that belongs to the historic narrative of the Atlantic World.

Author : Robert A. Cook,Aaron R. Comstock
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030890827

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Following the Mississippian Spread by Robert A. Cook,Aaron R. Comstock Pdf

This book is the first to specifically trace the movement of Mississippian maize farmers throughout the US Midwest and Southeast. By providing a backdrop of shifting climatic conditions during the period, this volume also investigates the relationship between farmers and their environments. Detailed regional overviews of key locations in the Mississippi Valley, the Ohio Valley, and the peripheries of the Mississippian culture area reveal patterns and variation in the expression of Mississippian culture and interactions between migrants and local communities. Methodologically, the case studies highlight the strengths of integrating a variety of data sets to identify migration. The volume provides a broader case study of the links between climate change, migration, and the spread of agriculture that is relevant to archaeologists and anthropologists studying early agricultural societies throughout the world. Key patterns of adaptation to and mitigation of the effects of droughts, for example, provide a framework for understanding the options available to societies in the face of climate change afforded by the time-depth of an archaeological perspective.

Author : Jon Muller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781489918468

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Mississippian Political Economy by Jon Muller Pdf

This ambitious work offers a coherent and comprehensive look at the material conditions underlying and stimulating political development in southeastern North America during the Mississippian period. After introducing theoretical issues, Muller addresses reproduction, production, distribution, and consumption within their social and material contexts. Examined through the lens of the production, distribution, and consumption of prestige and staple goods, a profoundly domestic, though significantly differentiated, Mississippian political economy emerges. This study's broad synthetic view ensures that neither environment nor ideology are overemphasized. A fine statement of an important theoretical position, the volume features considerable graphic and tabular presentation of data.

Author : Tim Champion
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134806799

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Centre and Periphery by Tim Champion Pdf

`This outstanding overview creates an effective framework on which to hang 13 diverse papers. The papers are tightly written and good editing has successfully merged them into a very successful volume.' - American Antiquity