The archaeology of Town Creek:
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Main Author: Boudreaux, Edmond A. III 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press ©2007
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Item Description:"A Dan Josselyn memorial publication"--Preliminary page
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-132) and index
Mississippian public architecture, leadership, and the Town Creek community -- Architectural analysis -- Occupational history of Town Creek -- Mortuary analysis -- Vessel analysis -- Conclusions
The sequence of change for public architecture during the Mississippian period may reflect a centralization of political power through time. In the research presented here, some of the community-level assumptions attributed to the appearance of Mississippian mounds are tested against the archaeological record of the Town Creek site & mdash;the remains of a town located on the northeastern edge of the Mississippian culture area. In particular, the archaeological record of Town Creek is used to test the idea that the appearance of Mississippian platform mounds was accompanied by the centralization
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 134 pages)
ISBN:081731587X
0817354557
0817381279
9780817381271

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