Revisiting Mckeithen Weeden Island : Complexity, Ritual, and Pottery / Prudence M. Rice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rice, Prudence M., author.

Series:

Archaeology of the American South.

Archaeology of the American South

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weeden Island culture.

Indian pottery--Florida--McKeithen Site.

Indian pottery.

Mississippian culture--Florida.

Mississippian culture.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Florida--McKeithen Site.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Florida--Antiquities.

Florida.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

The University of Alabama Press 2023

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Revisiting McKeithen Weeden Island further illuminates an Indigenous Late Woodland (ca. AD 200-900) mound-and-village community in northern Florida that was first excavated in the late 1970s. Since then, some artifacts received additional analyses, and the topic of prechiefdom societies has been broadly reconsidered in anthropology and archaeology. These developments allow new perspectives on McKeithen's history and significance. Prudence M. Rice, a Mayanist who began her career at the University of Florida, revisits what is known about McKeithen and recontextualizes the 1970s excavations. Weeden Island and McKeithen are best known through mortuary mounds and mortuary ritual, mainly involving unusual pottery bird effigies. Rice discusses current theoretical trends in studies of ritual and belief systems and their relation to mound-building at McKeithen in early stages of developing societal complexity. Revisiting McKeithen Weeden Island serves as a masterful example of an esteemed archaeologist advancing the field through rethought and updated interpretations of the site and its significance, primarily through its pottery. Rice's case study ultimately also fosters understanding of later Mississippian society and other civilizations around the world at this time period. Archaeologists, anthropologists, and social historians as well as students and avocational readers will welcome Rice's insight"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. Complexification, Migration, and Dating

Chapter 2. Belief Systems and the Emergence of Societal Complexity

Chapter 3. Pottery and Ritual Pottery

Chapter 4. Treatment of the Dead at McKeithen

Chapter 5. Final Considerations

Notes

References Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Rice, Prudence M. Revisiting Mckeithen Weeden Island

ISBN:

0-8173-9474-5