Archaeology of the Moundville chiefdom /

At its height the Moundville ceremonial center was a densely occupied town of approximately 1,000 residents, with at least 29 earthen mounds surrounding a central plaza. Today, Moundville is not only one the largest and best-preserved Mississippian sites in the United States, but also one of the mos...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Knight, Vernon J., Steponaitis, Vincas P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa, AL : University of Alabama Press, 1998.
Colección:Smithsonian series in archaeological inquiry.
Temas:
Mississippian culture > Alabama > Black Warrior River Valley.
Chiefdoms > Alabama > Black Warrior River Valley.
Indian pottery > Alabama > Black Warrior River Valley.
Social archaeology > Alabama > Black Warrior River Valley.
Culture du Mississippi > Alabama > Black Warrior, Vallée de la.
Chefferie (Anthropologie) > Alabama > Black Warrior, Vallée de la.
Archéologie sociale > Alabama > Black Warrior, Vallée de la.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Antiquities.
Chiefdoms.
Indian pottery.
Mississippian culture.
Social archaeology.
Moundville Archaeological Park (Moundville, Ala.)
Black Warrior River Valley (Ala.) > Antiquities.
Moundville Archaeological Park (Moundville, Alab.)
Alabama > Black Warrior River Valley.
Alabama > Moundville > Moundville Archaeological Park.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:At its height the Moundville ceremonial center was a densely occupied town of approximately 1,000 residents, with at least 29 earthen mounds surrounding a central plaza. Today, Moundville is not only one the largest and best-preserved Mississippian sites in the United States, but also one of the most intensively studied. This volume brings together nine Moundville specialists who trace the site's evolution and eventual decline.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 203 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-198) and index.
ISBN:9780817383138
0817383131
0817315292
9780817315290

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