Etowah : the political history of a chiefdom capital / Adam King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Adam, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mississippian culture--Georgia--Etowah River Valley.

Mississippian culture.

Chiefdoms--Georgia--Etowah River Valley.

Chiefdoms.

Mississippian pottery--Georgia--Etowah River Valley.

Mississippian pottery.

Social archaeology--Georgia--Etowah River Valley.

Social archaeology.

Etowah Indian Mound State Historic Site (Ga.).

Etowah River Valley (Ga.)--Antiquities.

Etowah River Valley (Ga.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication This is a detailed reconstruction of the waxing and waning of political fortunes among the chiefly elites at an important center of the prehistoric world. At the time the first Europeans arrived in the New World, thousands of earthen platform mounds dotted the landscape of eastern North America. Only a few of the mound sites have survived the ravages of time and the devastation of pilferers; one of these valuable monuments is Etowah, located near Cartersville in northern Georgia. Over a period of more than

Contents:

Contents; Index; Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Mississippian Chiefdoms and Political Change; 2. The Etowah River Valley and Its Mississippian Archaeology; 3. A Political History of Etowah; 4. The Rise and Fall of Etowah Valley Chiefdoms; 5. Understanding Etowah Valley Political Change; 6. Summary and Future Directions; Appendix: Radiocarbon Dating the Occupations at Etowah; References Cited

Notes:

"A Dan Josselyn memorial publication."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-174) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8200-3

OCLC:

463173418