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The archaeology of Ocmulgee Old Fields, Macon, Georgia / Carol I. Mason ; with a new foreword by Marvin T. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mason, Carol I.
- Series:
- Classics in southeastern archaeology.
- Classics in southeastern archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Georgia--Ocmulgee National Monument--Antiquities.
- Indians of North America.
- Creek Indians--Georgia--Ocmulgee National Monument--Antiquities.
- Creek Indians.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Georgia--Ocmulgee National Monument.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (Ga.)--Antiquities.
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (Ga.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (242 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication A 17th-century trading post and Indian town in central Georgia reveal evidence of culture contact and change. Ocmulgee Old Fields near Macon, Georgia, is the site of a Lower Creek village and associated English trading house dating from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. It was excavated in the early 1930's as part of a WPA project directed by A. R. Kelly, which focused primarily on the major Mississippian temple mounds of Macon Plateau. The specific data for the Old Fields was not analyzed until nearly 30 y
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Plates, Tables, and Figures; Foreword by Marvin T. Smith; Preface; Original 1963 Preface; Introduction; 1. The Historical Setting; Part I. Archaeological Evidence; 2. Excavations at Ocmulgee; 3. The Trading House; 4. The Lower Creek Town Site; 5. Artifacts; Plates; Part II. Archaeological and Historical Implications; 6. Identification of the Creek Town; 7. The Lower Creeks and Their Neighbors; 8. The Origins of Lower Creek Ceramics; 9. Conclusions; Appendix I. Catalogue Numbers of Illustrated Artifacts; Appendix II. Pottery Types; References Cited; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-8412-X
- OCLC:
- 650060105
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