Mound Excavations At Moundville
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Author | : Vernon James Knight |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 2010-06-09 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0817316876 |
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This work is a state-of-the-art, data-rich study of excavations undertaken at the Moundville site in west central Alabama, one of the largest and most complex of the mound sites of pre-contact North America.
Author | : John H. Blitz |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2008-09-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0817354786 |
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"In the thirteenth century, Moundville was one of the largest Native American settlements north of Mexico. Spread over 325 acres were 29 earthen mounds arranged around a great plaza, a mile-long stockade, and dozens of dwellings for thousands of people. Moundville, in size and complexity second only to the Cahokia site in Illinois, was a heavily populated town, as well as a political and religious center." "Moundville was sustained by tribute of food and labor provided by the people who lived in the nearby floodplain as well as other smaller mound centers. The immediate area appears to have been thickly populated, but by about 1350 a.d., Moundville retained only ceremonial and political functions. A decline ensued, and by the 1500s the area was abandoned. By the time the first Europeans reached the Southeast in the 1540s, the precise links between Moundville's inhabitants and what became the historic Native American tribes were a mystery." "Illustrated with 50 color photos, maps, and figures, Moundville tells the story of the ancient people who lived there, the modern struggle to save the site from destruction, and the scientific saga of the archaeologists who brought the story to life."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Gregory D. Wilson |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 0817354441 |
Download The Archaeology of Everyday Life at Early Moundville Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Defines household composition and social relationships at Moundville
Author | : Vernon James Knight |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2007-01-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0817354212 |
Download Archaeology of the Moundville Chiefdom Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Brings together nine Moundville specialists who trace the site’s evolution and eventual decline Built on a flat terrace overlooking the Black Warrior River in Alabama, the Moundville ceremonial center was at its height a densely occupied town of approximately 1,000 residents, with at least 29 earthen mounds surrounding a central plaza. Today Moundville is not only one of the largest and best-preserved Mississippian sites in the United States but also one of the most intensively studied. This volume brings together nine Moundville specialists who trace the site’s evolution and eventual decline.
Author | : Vincas P. Steponaitis |
Publisher | : University Press of Florida |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2019-10-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0813065348 |
Download Rethinking Moundville and Its Hinterland Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Moundville, near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is one of the largest pre-Columbian mound sites in North America. Comprising twenty-nine earthen mounds that were once platforms for chiefly residences and public buildings, Moundville was a major political and religious center for the people living in its region and for the wider Mississippian world. A much-needed synthesis of the rapidly expanding archaeological work that has taken place in the region over the past two decades, this volume presents the results of multifaceted research and new excavations. Using models deeply rooted in local ethnohistory, it ties Moundville and its people more closely than before to the ethnography of native southerners and emphasizes the role of social memory, iconography, and ritual practices both at the mound center and in the rural hinterland, providing an up-to-date and refreshingly nuanced interpretation of Mississippian culture. A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series
Author | : Petrina Kelly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Electronic dissertations |
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Download Mound R1 and the Problem of the Minor Mound at Moundville Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This project reports recent excavations of Mound R1 at Moundville. Of the 32 mounds at Moundville, fifteen are flat-topped monuments which help define the plaza; however there are several small mounds, not part of this plaza group, that have been almost completely overlooked in the history of Moundville research. Mound R1 is one of these small mounds. Mound R1 is located approximately 40 meters west of Mound R on a narrow, isolated projection of a terrace bordered by ravines. Excavations were conducted in the fall of 2011 and the summer of 2012. These excavations reveal Mound R1 to be a multi-stage platform mound constructed of clay with evidence of perishable architecture on the mound during each major episode of construction. The stratigraphy and artifact analysis reveal the same construction chronology, structure, and function as the much larger plaza periphery mounds at Moundville. Moreover, the surrounding landform exhibits an occupation history comparable to that found in other areas at Moundville. I suggest that this landform was occupied by a distinct kin-based residential group.
Author | : H. C. Shetrone |
Publisher | : University Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 678 |
Release | : 2004-01-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download The Mound-Builders Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A classic resource on early knowledge of prehistoric mounds and the peoples who constructed them in the eastern United States
Author | : Christopher Spalding Peebles |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1211 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Download Excavations at Moundville, 1905-1951 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : C. Margaret Scarry |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Black Warrior River Valley (Ala.) |
ISBN | : |
Download Excavations on the Northwest Riverbank at Moundville Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : John Patterson MacLean |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1879 |
Genre | : Butler County (Ohio) |
ISBN | : |
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