Mound Excavations at Moundville
Title | Mound Excavations at Moundville PDF eBook |
Author | Vernon James Knight |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 426 |
Release | 2010-06-09 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0817316876 |
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.
Moundville
Title | Moundville PDF eBook |
Author | John H. Blitz |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 131 |
Release | 2008-09-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0817354786 |
"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.
Archaeology of the Moundville Chiefdom
Title | Archaeology of the Moundville Chiefdom PDF eBook |
Author | Vernon James Knight |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 229 |
Release | 2007-01-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0817354212 |
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.
The Archaeology of Everyday Life at Early Moundville
Title | The Archaeology of Everyday Life at Early Moundville PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory D. Wilson |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 0817354441 |
Defines household composition and social relationships at Moundville
Rethinking Moundville and Its Hinterland
Title | Rethinking Moundville and Its Hinterland PDF eBook |
Author | Vincas P. Steponaitis |
Publisher | University Press of Florida |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2019-10-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0813065348 |
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
Mound R1 and the Problem of the Minor Mound at Moundville
Title | Mound R1 and the Problem of the Minor Mound at Moundville PDF eBook |
Author | Petrina Kelly |
Publisher | |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Electronic dissertations |
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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.
Excavations at Moundville, 1905-1951
Title | Excavations at Moundville, 1905-1951 PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Spalding Peebles |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1211 |
Release | 1973 |
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