03357nam 22006614a 450 991045818210332120200520144314.00-8173-8460-X(CKB)2560000000050314(EBL)547617(OCoLC)650060115(SSID)ssj0000457421(PQKBManifestationID)11302062(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457421(PQKBWorkID)10415336(PQKB)11664675(MiAaPQ)EBC547617(MdBmJHUP)muse9111(Au-PeEL)EBL547617(CaPaEBR)ebr10408801(EXLCZ)99256000000005031420050802d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Chattahoochee chiefdoms[electronic resource] /John H. Blitz and Karl G. LorenzTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20061 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-5277-5 0-8173-1494-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-278) and index.Political and social integration in rank societies : a Mississippian case study -- Mississippian political and social integration -- Archaeology of the mound centers -- The cultural chronology, A.D. 1100-1650 -- Archaeological measures of political integration -- Archaeological measures of social integration -- The rise and decline of the Chattahoochee chiefdoms -- Research synopsis and theory synthesis -- Appendix A: The multiple-mound-center excavations -- Appendix B: The single-mound-center excavations -- Appendix C: Pottery classification -- Appendix D: Seriation methods.An overview and model of complex society in the prehistoric Southeast. Along the banks of the lower Chattahoochee River, the remains of ancient settlements are abundant, including archaeological sites produced by Native Americans between 900 and 350 years ago, and marked by the presence of large earthen mounds. Like similar monuments elsewhere in the Southeastern United States, the lower Chatta-hoochee River mounds have long attracted the attention of travelers, antiquarians, and archaeologists. As objects from the mounds were unearthed, occaMississippian cultureChattahoochee River ValleyIndians of North AmericaChattahoochee River ValleyKings and rulersIndians of North AmericaChattahoochee River ValleyPolitics and governmentChiefdomsChattahoochee River ValleyExcavations (Archaeology)Chattahoochee River ValleyChattahoochee River ValleyAntiquitiesElectronic books.Mississippian cultureIndians of North AmericaKings and rulers.Indians of North AmericaPolitics and government.ChiefdomsExcavations (Archaeology)975.8/01Blitz John Howard1027582Lorenz Karl G(Karl Gregory),1961-1038083MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458182103321The Chattahoochee chiefdoms2459442UNINA