02827nam 2200553Ia 450 991046326590332120200520144314.00-8203-4577-6(CKB)3170000000060528(EBL)1222476(SSID)ssj0000871910(PQKBManifestationID)11467409(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000871910(PQKBWorkID)10824052(PQKB)10119098(MiAaPQ)EBC1222476(OCoLC)842262348(MdBmJHUP)muse25480(Au-PeEL)EBL1222476(CaPaEBR)ebr10694550(EXLCZ)99317000000006052820111102d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMound sites of the ancient south[electronic resource] a guide to the Mississippian chiefdoms /Eric E. BowneAthens, GA University of Georgia Press20131 online resource (268 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8203-4498-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Mississippian Sites and Museums; CHAPTER ONE: The Ancient South; CHAPTER TWO: The Mississippian World; CHAPTER THREE: The Emergent and Early Mississippian Period, AD 800-1200; CHAPTER FOUR: The Middle Mississippian Period, AD 1200-1400; CHAPTER FIVE: The Late Mississippian Period, AD 1400-1600; CHAPTER SIX: The Decline of the Mississippian World; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; W; Y; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YFrom approximately AD 900 to 1600, ancient Mississippian culture dominated today's southeastern United States. These Native American societies, known more popularly as moundbuilders, had populations that numbered in the thousands, produced vast surpluses of food, engaged in longdistance trading, and were ruled by powerful leaders who raised large armies. Mississippian chiefdoms built fortified towns with massive earthen structures used as astrological monuments and burial grounds. The remnants of these cities-scattered throughout the Southeast from Florida north to Wisconsin and as far west asMississippian cultureSouthern StatesMoundsSouthern StatesElectronic books.Mississippian cultureMounds975/.01Bowne Eric E(Eric Everett),1970-918631MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463265903321Mound sites of the ancient south2059994UNINA