Title The Chattahoochee chiefdoms / John H. Blitz and Karl G. Lorenz

Published Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 287 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Political and social integration in rank societies : a Mississippian case study -- Mississippian political and social integration -- Archaeology of the mound centers -- The cultural chronology, A.D. 1100-1650 -- Archaeological measures of political integration -- Archaeological measures of social integration -- The rise and decline of the Chattahoochee chiefdoms -- Research synopsis and theory synthesis -- Appendix A: The multiple-mound-center excavations -- Appendix B: The single-mound-center excavations -- Appendix C: Pottery classification -- Appendix D: Seriation methods Summary Along the banks of the lower Chattahoochee River, the remains of ancient settlements are abundant, including archaeological sites produced by Native Americans between 900 and 350 years ago, and marked by the presence of large earthen mounds. Like similar monuments elsewhere in the Southeastern United States, the lower Chatta-hoochee River mounds have long attracted the attention of travelers, antiquarians, and archaeologists. As objects from the mounds were unearthed, occasionally illustrated and discussed in print, attention became focused on the aesthetic qualities of the artifacts, the origi Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index Notes Print version record Subject Mississippian culture -- Chattahoochee River Valley Indians of North America -- Chattahoochee River Valley -- Kings and rulers Indians of North America -- Chattahoochee River Valley -- Politics and government Chiefdoms -- Chattahoochee River Valley Excavations (Archaeology) -- Chattahoochee River Valley HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) Antiquities Chiefdoms Excavations (Archaeology) Indians of North America -- Kings and rulers Indians of North America -- Politics and government Mississippian culture Kultur Ausgrabung SUBJECT Chattahoochee River Valley -- Antiquities Subject United States -- Chattahoochee River Valley Chattahoocheetal Indianer. Form Electronic book Author Lorenz, Karl G. (Karl Gregory), 1961- ISBN 9780817384609 081738460X

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