Ceramics, chronology, and community patterns [[electronic resource] ] : an archaeological study at Moundville / / Vincas P. Steponaitis
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Steponaitis Vincas P
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Ceramics, chronology, and community patterns [[electronic resource] ] : an archaeological study at Moundville / / Vincas P. Steponaitis
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (406 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 976.1/43 |
| Soggetto topico: | Mississippian culture - Alabama - Black Warrior River Valley |
| Mississippian pottery - Alabama - Black Warrior River Valley | |
| Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric - Alabama - Black Warrior River Valley | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Moundville Archaeological Park (Moundville, Ala.) |
| Black Warrior River Valley (Ala.) Antiquities | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-368) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Variety |
| Appendix H Vessels Indexed by Dimesions Other Than by Type and VarietyReferences; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Moundville, 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 ne |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ceramics, chronology, and community patterns |
| ISBN: | 0-8173-8250-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459230103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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