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Late Woodland Societies
. Ed(S): Emerson, Thomas E.; Mcelrath, Dale L.; Fortier, Andrew C.
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Paperback. A guide to the Native cultures of the Late Woodland period (approximately AD 300-1000). This work offers a discussion of sites, artifacts, and prehistoric cultural practices, and features summaries of interpretive perspectives and trends in scholarship. Editor(s): Emerson, Thomas E.; McElrath, Dale L.; Fortier, Andrew C. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HDDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1719.
Archaeologists across the Midwest have pooled their data and perspectives to produce this indispensable volume on the Native cultures of the Late Woodland period (approximately A.D. 300–1000). Sandwiched between the well-known Hopewellian and Mississippian eras of monumental mound construction, the Late Woodland period has received insufficient attention from archaeologists, who have frequently characterized it as consisting of relatively drab artifact assemblages. The close connections between this period and subsequent Mississippian and Fort Ancient societies, however, make it especially valuable for cross-cultural researchers. Understanding the cultural processes at work during the Late Woodland period will yield important clues about the long-term forces ... Read more
Archaeologists across the Midwest have pooled their data and perspectives to produce this indispensable volume on the Native cultures of the Late Woodland period (approximately A.D. 300–1000). Sandwiched between the well-known Hopewellian and Mississippian eras of monumental mound construction, the Late Woodland period has received insufficient attention from archaeologists, who have frequently characterized it as consisting of relatively drab artifact assemblages. The close connections between this period and subsequent Mississippian and Fort Ancient societies, however, make it especially valuable for cross-cultural researchers. Understanding the cultural processes at work during the Late Woodland period will yield important clues about the long-term forces ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803220874
SKU
V9780803220874
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About . Ed(S): Emerson, Thomas E.; Mcelrath, Dale L.; Fortier, Andrew C.
Thomas E. Emerson is director of the Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program and an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois. He is the author or editor of several works, including Cahokia: Domination and Ideology in the Mississippian World. Dale L. McElrath is statewide survey coordinator and Andrew C. Fortier is special projects coordinator for the Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research ... Read more
Reviews for Late Woodland Societies
“Late Woodland Societies is a long-needed and most welcome comprehensive compilation and is highly recommended reading.”—Annals of Iowa “The editors and authors have created a work that will stand as a major contribution to midwestern archeology. This volume is for professional archeologists, in both academics and management, particularly in Illinois and adjoining states. It will be heavily used by archeologists ... Read more