TY - GEN T1 - Mississippian mortuary practices : beyond hierarchy and the representationist perspective T2 - Ripley P. Bullen series. A2 - Sullivan, Lynne P. A2 - Mainfort, R. C. (Robert C.) LA - English PP - Gainesville PB - University Press of Florida YR - 2010 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn811505325 AB - The residents of Mississippian towns principally located in the southeastern and midwestern United States from 900 to1500 A.D. made many beautiful objects, which included elaborate and well-crafted copper and shell ornaments, pottery vessels, and stonework. Some of these objects were socially valued goods and often were placed in ritual context, such as graves. The funerary context of these artifacts has sparked considerable study and debate among archaeologists, raising questions about the place in society of the individuals interred with such items, as well as the nature of the societies i. OP - 365 CN - E99.M6815 S85 2010 SN - 9780813042985 SN - 0813042984 SN - 9780813039619 SN - 0813039614 SN - 0813034264 SN - 9780813034263 KW - Mississippian culture : Southern States. KW - Mississippian culture : Middle West. KW - Indians of North America : Funeral customs and rites : Middle West : History. KW - Indians of North America : Funeral customs and rites : Southern States : History. KW - Social archaeology : Southern States. KW - Social archaeology : Middle West. KW - Indians of North America : Southern States : Antiquities. KW - Indians of North America : Middle West : Antiquities. KW - Southern States : Antiquities. KW - Middle West : Antiquities. KW - Culture du Mississippi : États-Unis (Sud) KW - Culture du Mississippi : Midwest (États-Unis) KW - Archéologie sociale : États-Unis (Sud) KW - Archéologie sociale : Midwest (États-Unis) KW - Peuples autochtones : États-Unis (Sud) : Antiquités. KW - États-Unis (Sud) : Antiquités. KW - HISTORY : United States : State & Local : South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology KW - Antiquities KW - Indians of North America : Antiquities KW - Indians of North America : Funeral customs and rites KW - Mississippian culture KW - Social archaeology KW - Middle West KW - Southern States KW - History ER -