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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437823703321

Autore

Mueller Natalie G

Titolo

Mound centers and seed security : a comparative analysis of botanical assemblages from middle woodland sites in the lower Illinois valley / / Natalie G. Mueller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-90882-4

1-4614-5921-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in plant science, , 2192-1229

Disciplina

338.10938

Soggetti

Hopewell culture - Illinois

Woodland culture - Illinois

Indians of North America - Illinois

Mound House Site (Ill.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- What is Hopewell?: The Lower Illinois Valley in a Regional Context -- Middle Woodland Subsistence and Settlement in the Lower Illinois Valley -- Plant Use at Mound House -- Comparative Analysis -- Conclusions: Mounds and Seed Exchange.

Sommario/riassunto

At Middle Woodland sites in the eastern United States, excavations have uncovered naturalistic art worked on exotic materials from points as distant Wyoming, Ontario, and the Gulf Coast, revealing a network of ritual exchange referred to as the Hopewell phenomenon. Simultaneously, Middle Woodland societies developed the earliest agricultural system in eastern North American using now-extinct native cultivars. Mound Centers and Seed Security: A Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley integrates an interpretation of these two historical trends. Unlike most journal articles on related subjects, the volume includes a lengthy review of literature on both Hopewell studies and Middle Woodland agriculture, making it a useful resource for researchers starting out in either field. Synthesizing both original research and research reported in archaeological “grey literature”, Mound Centers and Seed Security: A



Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley is a valuable tool for researchers and teachers alike.