Title Archaeology of the Moundville chiefdom / edited by Vernon James Knight, Jr. and Vincas P. Steponaitis

Published Tuscaloosa, AL : University of Alabama Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 203 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Smithsonian series in archaeological inquiry Smithsonian series in archaeological inquiry. Contents List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface to the New Edition; 1. A New History of Moundville; 2. Population Trends at Moundville; 3· Moundville as a Diagrammatic Ceremonial Center; 4. Domestic Life on the Northwest Riverbank at Moundville; 5. Of Time and the River: Perspectives on Health during the Moundville Chiefdom; 6. Human Subsistence at Moundville: The Stable-Isotope Data; 7. Outlying Sites within the Moundville Chiefdom; 8. The Oliver Site and Early Moundville I Phase Economic Organization; Bibliography; Index Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-198) and index Notes English Print version record Subject 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 HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Antiquities Chiefdoms Indian pottery Mississippian culture Social archaeology SUBJECT Moundville Archaeological Park (Moundville, Ala.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85087720 Black Warrior River Valley (Ala.) -- Antiquities Subject Alabama -- Black Warrior River Valley Alabama -- Moundville -- Moundville Archaeological Park Form Electronic book Author Knight, Vernon J. Steponaitis, Vincas P. ISBN 9780817383138 0817383131 0817315292 9780817315290

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