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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778241303321

Autore

Foster H. Thomas, II, <1970->

Titolo

Archaeology of the Lower Muskogee Creek Indians, 1715-1836 [[electronic resource] /] / H. Thomas Foster II ; with contributions by Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund and Lisa O'Steen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8173-8133-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Bonhage-FreundMary Theresa

O'SteenLisa <1956->

Disciplina

758.004/97385

Soggetti

Creek Indians - Chattahoochee River Valley - Antiquities

Creek Indians - Material culture - Chattahoochee River Valley

Excavations (Archaeology) - Chattahoochee River Valley

Chattahoochee River Valley Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Dan Josselyn memorial publication"--P. [ii].

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-288) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ethnohistoric context -- Environmental context / Thomas Foster and Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund -- History of archaeological investigations -- Pottery -- Architecture -- Botanical remains / Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund -- Animal remains / Lisa O'Steen -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The Muskogee Indians who lived along the lower Chattahoochee and Flint River watersheds had, and continue to have, a profound influence on the development of the southeastern United States, especially during the historic period (circa 1540-1836). Our knowledge of that culture is limited to what we can learn from their descendants and from archaeological and historical sources.      Combining historical documents and archaeological research on all known Lower Muskogee Creek sites, Thomas Foster has accurately pinpointed town locations discussed in the literature and r