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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822707303321

Autore

Muller Jon

Titolo

Archaeology of the Lower Ohio River Valley / / Jon Muller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Walnut Creek, CA, : Left Coast Press, c2009

ISBN

1-315-43383-4

1-138-40439-X

1-315-43385-0

1-59874-766-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

976.9/01

976.901

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Ohio River Valley - Antiquities

Ohio River Valley Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2009 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 .Background to the Archaeology of the Lower Ohio Valley; 2. Environments of the Lower Ohio Valley; 3. The First Settlers; 4. Early and Middle Woodland; 5. Late Woodland; 6. Mississippian; 7. Late Mississippian and Historic; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Although it has been occupied for as long and possesses a mound-building tradition of considerable scale and interest, Muller contends that the archaeology of the lower Ohio River Valley-from the confluence with the Mississippi to the falls at Louisville, Kentucky - remains less well-known that that of the elaborate mound-building cultures of the upper valley. This study provides a synthesis of archaeological work done in the region, emphasizing population growth and adaptation within an ecological framework in an attempt to explain the area's cultural evolution.