03843nam 2200613 450 991079288070332120230809223200.00-8173-9119-3(CKB)3710000001100870(MiAaPQ)EBC4822549(OCoLC)975999777(MdBmJHUP)muse57940(Au-PeEL)EBL4822549(CaPaEBR)ebr11361148(EXLCZ)99371000000110087020170328h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe archaeology of houses and households in the Native Southeast /Benjamin A. SteereTuscaloosa, Alabama :The University of Alabama Press,2017.©20171 online resource (232 pages) illustrations, mapsArchaeology of the American South : New Directions and Perspectives0-8173-1949-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Patterns of Architectural Variability in the Native Southeast -- Environmental Factors in Architectural Variation -- Household Composition and Economics -- Houses and Architectural Symbolism -- Houses, Status, and Settlement -- Conclusion: A Macroregional Perspective on Architectural Variation in the Native Southeast -- Appendix: Description of the Architectural Variables."This book explores changes in houses and households in the southeastern United States from the Woodland to the Historic Indian Period (ca. 200 B.C. to A.D. 1800). Most studies of domestic architecture in the Southeast have been conducted at the single-site scale. As a result, broader spatial and temporal patterns of variation in houses and households are not well understood. To address this problem, Steere constructed a database that catalogues the architectural features of 1,258 structures from 65 sites in the Southern Appalachian region and surrounding areas. Significant trends identified by this comparative study include changes in the size and spacing of houses, changes in architectural investment, and a secular trend toward the increasing segmentation of houses. Using a theoretical framework developed from household archaeology and anthropology, Steere argues that certain aspects of this architectural variation can be explained by changes in household economics and household composition, symbolic behavior, status differentiation, and settlement patterning. More generally, he proposes that large-scale patterns of diachronic and synchronic variation in domestic architecture are best explained by changes in social organization"--Provided by publisher.Indians of North AmericaSouthern StatesAntiquitiesIndians of North AmericaDwellingsSouthern StatesHistoryHousehold archaeologySouthern StatesIndian architectureSouthern StatesHistoryArchitecture, DomesticSouthern StatesHistoryExcavations (Archaeology)Southern StatesSouthern StatesAntiquitiesAppalachian Region, SouthernAntiquitiesIndians of North AmericaAntiquities.Indians of North AmericaDwellingsHistory.Household archaeologyIndian architectureHistory.Architecture, DomesticHistory.Excavations (Archaeology)975.004/97SOC003000SOC002010ARC005010bisacshSteere Benjamin A.1981-1539260MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792880703321The archaeology of houses and households in the Native Southeast3790004UNINA