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1 online resource (xi, 287 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index. |
| Contents |
Political and social integration in rank societies : a Mississippian case study -- Mississippian political and social integration -- Archaeology of the mound centers -- The cultural chronology, A.D. 1100-1650 -- Archaeological measures of political integration -- Archaeological measures of social integration -- The rise and decline of the Chattahoochee chiefdoms -- Research synopsis and theory synthesis -- Appendix A: The multiple-mound-center excavations -- Appendix B: The single-mound-center excavations -- Appendix C: Pottery classification -- Appendix D: Seriation methods. |
| Summary |
Along the banks of the lower Chattahoochee River, the remains of ancient settlements are abundant, including archaeological sites produced by Native Americans between 900 and 350 years ago, and marked by the presence of large earthen mounds. Like similar monuments elsewhere in the Southeastern United States, the lower Chatta-hoochee River mounds have long attracted the attention of travelers, antiquarians, and archaeologists. As objects from the mounds were unearthed, occasionally illustrated and discussed in print, attention became focused on the aesthetic qualities of the artifacts, the origi. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mississippian culture -- Chattahoochee River Valley.
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Mississippian culture. |
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Indians of North America -- Chattahoochee River Valley -- Kings and rulers.
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Indians of North America. |
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Kings and rulers. |
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Indians of North America -- Chattahoochee River Valley -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
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Chiefdoms -- Chattahoochee River Valley.
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Chiefdoms. |
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Chattahoochee River Valley.
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Excavations (Archaeology) |
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Chattahoochee River Valley -- Antiquities.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lorenz, Karl G. (Karl Gregory), 1961-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Blitz, John. Chattahoochee Chiefdoms. Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, ©2006 9780817352776 |
| ISBN |
9780817384609 (electronic book) |
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081738460X (electronic book) |
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0817314946 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780817314941 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0817352775 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780817352776 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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