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The archaeology of Town Creek / Edmond A. Boudreaux.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boudreaux, Edmond A., III, 1971-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mississippian culture--North Carolina.
- Mississippian culture.
- Indians of North America--North Carolina--Antiquities.
- Indians of North America.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--North Carolina.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Town Creek Site (N.C.).
- North Carolina--Antiquities.
- North Carolina.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (150 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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-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
- Contents:
- Mississippian public architecture, leadership, and the Town Creek community
- Architectural analysis
- Occupational history of Town Creek
- Mortuary analysis
- Vessel analysis
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- "A Dan Josselyn memorial publication"--P. facing t.p.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-132) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-8127-9
- OCLC:
- 648357024
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