Archaeology of the Lower Ohio River Valley / Jon Muller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muller, Jon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Indians of North America.

Ohio River Valley--Antiquities.

Ohio River Valley.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although it has been occupied for as long and possesses a mound-building tradition of considerable scale and interest, Muller contends that the archaeology of the lower Ohio River Valley-from the confluence with the Mississippi to the falls at Louisville, Kentucky - remains less well-known that that of the elaborate mound-building cultures of the upper valley. This study provides a synthesis of archaeological work done in the region, emphasizing population growth and adaptation within an ecological framework in an attempt to explain the area's cultural evolution.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 .Background to the Archaeology of the Lower Ohio Valley; 2. Environments of the Lower Ohio Valley; 3. The First Settlers; 4. Early and Middle Woodland; 5. Late Woodland; 6. Mississippian; 7. Late Mississippian and Historic; References; Index

Notes:

First published 2009 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-43383-4

1-138-40439-X

1-315-43385-0

1-59874-766-5

9781315433851

OCLC:

711747397