Lamar archaeology : Mississippian chiefdoms in the deep South /

A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication Lamar Archaeology provides a comprehensive and detailed review of our knowledge of the late prehistoric Indian societies in the Southern Appalachian area and its peripheries. These Lamar societies were chiefdom-level groups who built most of the mounds in this lar...

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Other Authors: Williams, J. Mark, Shapiro, Gary
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©1990.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=45738
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Summary:A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication Lamar Archaeology provides a comprehensive and detailed review of our knowledge of the late prehistoric Indian societies in the Southern Appalachian area and its peripheries. These Lamar societies were chiefdom-level groups who built most of the mounds in this large region and were ancestors of later tribes, including the Creeks and Cherokees. This book begins with a history of the last 50 years of archaeological and historical research and brings together for the first time all the available data on this early culture.
Item Description:"A Dan Josselyn memorial publication."
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 263 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-252) and index.
ISBN:0585323380
9780585323381
9780817383855
0817383859
0817304665
9780817304669