LEADER 03133nam 22006974a 450 001 9910453928503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8200-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000537499 035 $a(EBL)438191 035 $a(OCoLC)463173418 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000150187 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11159881 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150187 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10239657 035 $a(PQKB)10898670 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000359587 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12090038 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000359587 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10318073 035 $a(PQKB)11185069 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC438191 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8633 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL438191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10237179 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000537499 100 $a20020523d2003 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEtowah$b[electronic resource] $ethe political history of a chiefdom capital /$fAdam King 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (191 p.) 300 $a"A Dan Josselyn memorial publication." 311 $a0-8173-1223-4 311 $a0-8173-1224-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [155]-174) and index. 327 $aContents; Index; Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Mississippian Chiefdoms and Political Change; 2. The Etowah River Valley and Its Mississippian Archaeology; 3. A Political History of Etowah; 4. The Rise and Fall of Etowah Valley Chiefdoms; 5. Understanding Etowah Valley Political Change; 6. Summary and Future Directions; Appendix: Radiocarbon Dating the Occupations at Etowah; References Cited 330 $a A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication This is a detailed reconstruction of the waxing and waning of political fortunes among the chiefly elites at an important center of the prehistoric world. At the time the first Europeans arrived in the New World, thousands of earthen platform mounds dotted the landscape of eastern North America. Only a few of the mound sites have survived the ravages of time and the devastation of pilferers; one of these valuable monuments is Etowah, located near Cartersville in northern Georgia. Over a period of more than 606 $aMississippian culture$zGeorgia$zEtowah River Valley 606 $aChiefdoms$zGeorgia$zEtowah River Valley 606 $aMississippian pottery$zGeorgia$zEtowah River Valley 606 $aSocial archaeology$zGeorgia$zEtowah River Valley 607 $aEtowah Indian Mound State Historic Site (Ga.) 607 $aEtowah River Valley (Ga.)$xAntiquities 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMississippian culture 615 0$aChiefdoms 615 0$aMississippian pottery 615 0$aSocial archaeology 676 $a975.8/35 700 $aKing$b Adam$f1965-$01030761 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453928503321 996 $aEtowah$92447821 997 $aUNINA