Societies in eclipse : archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands Indians, A.D. 1400-1700 / edited by David S. Brose, C. Wesley Cowan, and Robert C. Mainfort, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brose, David S.

Cowan, C. Wesley, 1951-

Mainfort, Robert C., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Woodland Indians--Antiquities.

Woodland Indians.

Woodland Indians--First contact with other peoples.

Woodland Indians--Social life and customs.

Social archaeology--East (U.S.).

Social archaeology.

Land settlement patterns--East (U.S.)--History.

Land settlement patterns.

East (U.S.)--Antiquities.

East (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While contact with explorers, missionaries, and traders made a significant impact on natives of the Eastern Woodlands, Indian peoples cannot be solely understood from the historical record. Here, in Societies in Eclipse, archaeologists combine recent research with insights from anthropology, historiography, and oral tradition to examine the cultural landscape preceding and immediately following the arrival of Europeans. The evidence suggests that native societies were in the process of significant cultural transformation prior to contact.

Contents:

Introduction to Eastern North America at the Dawn of European Colonization

The Distribution of Eastern Woodlands Peoples at the Prehistoric and Historic Interface

Evolution of the Mohawk Iroquois

Change and Survival among the Onondaga Iroquois since 1500

Contact, Neutral Iroquoian Transformation, and the Little Ice Age

Penumbral Protohistory on Lake Erie's South Shore

The Protohistoric Monongahela and the Case for an Iroquois Connection

Transformation of the Fort Ancient Cultures of the Central Ohio Valley

Monacan Archaeology of the Virginia Interior, A.D. 1400-1700

Tribes and Traders on the North Carolina Piedmont, A.D. 1000-1710

The Rise and Fall of Coosa, A.D. 1350-1700

The Emergence and Demise of the Calusa

The Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric Periods in the Central Mississippi Valley

The Vacant Quarter Hypothesis and the Yazoo Delta

Prelude to History on the Eastern Prairies

Postscript.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8339-5

OCLC:

818115687