Prehistory of the Central Mississippi Valley / edited by Charles H. McNutt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McNutt, Charles H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Mississippi River Valley--Antiquities.

Indians of North America.

Mississippian culture.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Mississippi River Valley.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Antiquities.

Mississippi River Valley--Antiquities.

Mississippi River Valley.

Physical Description:

xiii, 313 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 1996.

Summary:

The Central Mississippi Valley, defined as the region along the Mississippi River from where the Ohio River joins in the north to its confluence with the Arkansas River in the south, lies between the two most important archaeological areas of the Southeast: American Bottom/Cahokia and the Lower Yazoo Basin. The valley has been influenced by these major centers and has a complex history of its own. Contributions from experts throughout the region present current, if sometimes conflicting, views of the regional cultural sequences supported by data concerning recent surveys and excavations, as well as radiocarbon and chronometric determinations. By examining this new information and reevaluating earlier interpretations of local archaeological sequences, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the valley and defines future research goal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-293) and index.

ISBN:

0817308075

OCLC:

32745891