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Record Nr.

UNINA9910897545203321

Autore

Gallivan Martin D. <1968->

Titolo

The Powhatan Landscape : An Archaeological History of the Algonquian Chesapeake / / Martin D. Gallivan ; foreword by Victor D. Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville : , : University Press of Florida, , 2018

©2016

ISBN

0-8130-6367-1

0-8130-5181-9

0-8130-5252-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Society and ecology in island and coastal archaeology

Disciplina

975.5004/97347

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) - Social life and customs

Indians of North America - Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) - History

Powhatan Indians - Social life and customs

Powhatan Indians - History

Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) Social life and customs

Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dwelling in Tsenacomacoh -- Mapping the terrain -- Placemaking in the Algonquian Chesapeake -- Arrival in the wide land -- The coarse-pounded corn people -- The place of the antler wearers -- Persistent places in colonial Tsenacomacoh.

Sommario/riassunto

"This study examines the Chesapeake area landscape from the Virginia Algonquian perspective, including its use for hunting, ceremonial worship, settlement, and pilgrimage"--Provided by publisehr.