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1 online resource (xii, 163 pages : illustrations, maps) |
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| Summary |
"Reconstructing Tascalusa's Chiefdom is an archaeological study of political collapse in the Alabama River Valley following the Hernando de Soto expedition. To explain the cultural and political disruptions caused by Hernando de Soto's exploration deep into North America, Amanda L. Regnier presents an analysis of ceramics and a novel theory of cultural exchange, which argues that culture consists of a series of interconnected models governing proper behavior that are shared across the belief systems of communities and individuals. An approach not often applied to archaeological research, ceramic study serves as a test of whether historic cognitive models can be extracted from ceramic data via cluster and correspondence analysis. In addition, the summary of Late Mississippian sites includes a chronology of the Alabama River from approximately AD 900 to 1600, which previously has only existed in manuscript form, and a summary of excavations at major Late Mississippian sites along the Alabama River. The results of the study demonstrate that the Alabama River Valley was settled by populations migrating from three different geographic regions during the late fifteenth century. The mixture of ceramic models associated with all three traditions at Late Mississippian sites suggests that these newly founded towns had a distinct mix of ethnically and linguistically diverse populations. Based on the archaeological record, the polity controlled by Tascalusa appears to have been both multiethnic and newly formed. Perhaps most significantly, Tascalusa's chiefdom appears to be a pre-contact example of a coalescent society that emerged after populations migrated into a new region from the deteriorating Mississippian chiefdoms in their homelands"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-157) and index. |
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1. The Problem of Tascalusa's Chiefdom -- 2. The Alabama River Valley from A.D. 900 to 1560 -- 3. Archaeology at Late Mississippian Communities in the Alabama River Valley -- 4. Late Mississippian Pottery in the Alabama River Valley -- 5. A New Picture of the Tascalusa Chiefdom before and after Contact. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Tuskaloosa, Chief.
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Tuskaloosa, Chief. |
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Soto, Hernando de, approximately 1500-1542 -- Influence.
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Soto, Hernando de, approximately 1500-1542. |
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Mississippian culture -- Alabama -- Alabama River Region.
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Mississippian culture. |
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Alabama -- Alabama River Region. |
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Chiefdoms -- Alabama -- Alabama River Region -- History.
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Chiefdoms. |
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History. |
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Land settlement patterns -- Alabama -- Alabama River Region -- History.
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Land settlement patterns. |
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Indians of North America -- Alabama -- Alabama River Region -- Politics and government.
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Indians of North America. |
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Politics and government. |
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Social exchange -- History.
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Social exchange. |
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Mississippian pottery -- Alabama -- Alabama River Region.
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Mississippian pottery. |
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Alabama -- Alabama River Region.
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Excavations (Archaeology) |
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Alabama River Region (Ala.) -- Antiquities.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Print version: 9780817318406 0817318402 (DLC) 2014000916 |
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0817387714 (electronic book) |
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9780817387716 (electronic book) |
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9780817318406 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0817318402 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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