03309nam 22006134a 450 991045923010332120200520144314.00-8173-8250-X(CKB)2670000000030204(EBL)547676(OCoLC)650060157(SSID)ssj0000457278(PQKBManifestationID)11298339(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457278(PQKBWorkID)10415107(PQKB)10139314(MiAaPQ)EBC547676(MdBmJHUP)muse8930(Au-PeEL)EBL547676(CaPaEBR)ebr10408259(EXLCZ)99267000000003020420090223d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCeramics, chronology, and community patterns[electronic resource] an archaeological study at Moundville /Vincas P. SteponaitisTuscaloosa, Ala. University of Alabama Pressc20091 online resource (406 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-5576-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-368) and index.Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Ceramic Technology; 3 Classification of Moundville Ceramics; 4 Ceramic Chronology; 5 Community Patterns At Moundville; 6 Conclusion: A Regional Perspective; Vessels and Shred Illustrations; Appendix A Individual Vessel Descriptions; Appendix B Vessels Indexed by Burial Number; Appendix C Stratigraphic Level Descriptions; Appedix D Shred Frequencies by Level; Appendix E Methods for Measuring Physical Properties; Appendix F Type- Variety Descriptions; Appendix G Vessels indexed by Type and VarietyAppendix H Vessels Indexed by Dimesions Other Than by Type and VarietyReferences; IndexMoundville, located on the Black Warrior River in west-central Alabama, is one of the best known and most intensively studied archaeological sites in North America. Yet, in spite of all these investigations, many aspects of the site's internal chronology remained unknown until the original 1983 publication of this volume. The author embarked on a detailed study of Moundville ceramics housed in museums and collections, and hammered out a new chronology for Moundville.This volume is a clearly written description of the analytical procedures employed on these ceramic samples and the neMississippian cultureAlabamaBlack Warrior River ValleyMississippian potteryAlabamaBlack Warrior River ValleyLand settlement patterns, PrehistoricAlabamaBlack Warrior River ValleyMoundville Archaeological Park (Moundville, Ala.)Black Warrior River Valley (Ala.)AntiquitiesElectronic books.Mississippian cultureMississippian potteryLand settlement patterns, Prehistoric976.1/43Steponaitis Vincas P1035646MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459230103321Ceramics, chronology, and community patterns2455450UNINA