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Rethinking Moundville and Its Hinterland / edited by Vincas P. Steponaitis and C. Margaret Scarry ; foreword by Henry T. Wright III.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series
- Florida Museum of Natural History : Ripley P. Bullen series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mississippian culture--Alabama--Moundville.
- Mississippian culture.
- Indians of North America--Alabama--Moundville--Antiquities.
- Indians of North America.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Alabama--Moundville.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Moundville (Ala.)--Antiquities.
- Moundville (Ala.).
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (345 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The Moundville archaeological site, located in Alabama, is well-known as a prime example of a Mississippian mound complex. Building upon the 1998 volume 'Archaeology of the Moundville Chiefdom,' this volume closes the information gap and presents the results of ongoing and multifaceted research into the life of the people of the Moundville chiefdom"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover; Rethinking Moundville and Its Hinterland; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; 1. New Directions in Moundville Research; 2. Social Archaeology of Monumental Spaces at Moundville; 3. Long-Term Trends in the Making and Materialization of Social Groups at Moundville; 4. Mound X and Selective Forgetting at Early Moundville; 5. Was There a Moundville Medicine Society?; 6. The Distribution of Hemphill-Style Artifacts at Moundville; 7. Moundville Palettes-Prestige Goods or Inalienable Possessions?
- 8. Rural Settlement in the Black Warrior Valley9. Late Prehistoric Social Practice in the Rural Black Warrior River Valley; 10. Domestic and Ritual Meals in the Moundville Chiefdom; 11. Crafting Moundville Palettes; 12. Moundville as a Ceremonial Ground; References; List of Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-6534-8
- 0-8130-5109-6
- 0-8130-5572-5
- OCLC:
- 933251318
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