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UNINA9910824751503321 |
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Autore |
King Adam <1965-> |
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Etowah : the political history of a chiefdom capital / / Adam King |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2003 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (191 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mississippian culture - Georgia - Etowah River Valley |
Chiefdoms - Georgia - Etowah River Valley |
Mississippian pottery - Georgia - Etowah River Valley |
Social archaeology - Georgia - Etowah River Valley |
Etowah Indian Mound State Historic Site (Ga.) |
Etowah River Valley (Ga.) Antiquities |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A Dan Josselyn memorial publication." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-174) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Index; Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Mississippian Chiefdoms and Political Change; 2. The Etowah River Valley and Its Mississippian Archaeology; 3. A Political History of Etowah; 4. The Rise and Fall of Etowah Valley Chiefdoms; 5. Understanding Etowah Valley Political Change; 6. Summary and Future Directions; Appendix: Radiocarbon Dating the Occupations at Etowah; References Cited |
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A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication This is a detailed reconstruction of the waxing and waning of political fortunes among the chiefly elites at an important center of the prehistoric world. At the time the first Europeans arrived in the New World, thousands of earthen platform mounds dotted the landscape of eastern North America. Only a few of the mound sites have survived the ravages of time and the devastation of pilferers; one of these valuable monuments is Etowah, located near Cartersville in northern Georgia. Over a period of more than |
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