Ancient chiefdoms of the Tombigbee [[electronic resource] /] / John H. Blitz

• Autore: Blitz John Howard
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 976.1/2
• Soggetto topico: Mississippian culture - Tombigbee River Valley (Miss. and Ala.); Chiefdoms - Tombigbee River Valley (Miss. and Ala.)
• Soggetto geografico: Lubub Creek Mound (Ala.); Tombigbee River Valley (Miss. and Ala.) Antiquities
• Note generali: "A Dan Josselyn memorial publication."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-213) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Organizational Variability in Mississippian Societies; 3. The Cultural-Historical Context for the Mississippian Occupation Along the Central Tombigbee River; 4. Platform-Mound Excavation at Lubbub Creek; 5. Storage, Defense, and Chiefs; 6. Ceramic Distributions at Lubbub Creek; 7. Prestige Goods at Lubbub Creek and Beyond; 8. Interpretations and Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication Within the last 50 years archaeologists have discovered that around the 10th century A.D., native southeastern peoples began a process of cultural change far more complex than anything that had occurred previously. These late prehistoric societies-known as Mississippian-have come to be regarded as chiefdoms. The chiefdoms are of great anthropological interest because in these kinds of societies social hierarchies or rank and status were first institutionalized. Ancient Chiefdoms of the Tombigbee focuses
• Titolo autorizzato: Ancient chiefdoms of the Tombigbee
• ISBN: 0-8173-8308-5; 0-585-14079-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778988103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II