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12 of the Best Books and Articles on: Southeast U.S. Archaeology

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Lost Cities of the Ancient Southeast » Read Now
by Mallory McCane O'Connor. 162 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

When Columbus arrived on the shores of Hispaniola, a rich and complex civilization already existed that forms the core of American cultural history. Exploring ancient southeastern Indian sites from the metropolis of Cahokia (near present-day St. Louis), ancient capital of the American heartland, to...
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When Columbus arrived on the shores of Hispaniola, a rich and complex civilization already existed that forms the core of American cultural history. Exploring ancient southeastern Indian sites from the metropolis of Cahokia (near present-day St. Louis), ancient capital of the American heartland, to the Island stronghold of Calos, king of the Florida Calusa, Mallory O'Connor examines the significance of these prehistoric cultures. Bringing together scholarship from classics in architecture, archaeology, and iconography, she discusses twenty sites of Mississippian culture, describing the religious patterns of the inhabitants and the sophisticated art works that supported their sacred practices. She also addresses the controversial topic of repatriation of Indian artifacts and the continuing problem of archeological "looting" of Indian sites and ceremonial centers. Lavishly illustrated with maps, site plans, and photographs of the ruins of ancient ceremonial centers along with sculpture, ceramics and other artifacts, Lost Cities of the Ancient Southeast captures the timeless beauty and technical sophistication of the art and architecture of pre-Columbian America.
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Archaeology of the Mid-Holocene Southeast » Read Now
by Kenneth E. Sassaman, David G. Anderson. 390 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida » Read Now
by Jerald T. Milanich. 476 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This record of precolumbian Florida brings to life the 12,000-year story of the native American Indians who lived in the state. Using information gathered by archaeological investigations, many carried out since 1980, Jerald Milanich describes the indigenous cultures and explains why they developed...
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This record of precolumbian Florida brings to life the 12,000-year story of the native American Indians who lived in the state. Using information gathered by archaeological investigations, many carried out since 1980, Jerald Milanich describes the indigenous cultures and explains why they developed as they did. In a richly illustrated book that will appeal to professional and avocational archaeologists, scholars, tourists, and local history buffs, Milanich introduces the material heritage of the first Floridians through the interpretation of artifacts and archaeological sites. Weaving together discoveries from such sites as the Lake Jackson mounds in the panhandle, Crystal River on the Gulf coast, and Granada on the Miami River, he relates the long histories of the native groups whose descendants were decimated during the European conquest of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Milanich begins with an overview of the history of archaeology in Florida. He then describes the earliest aboriginal cultures:,the Paleoindians and the people of the Archaic period. The later, regional cultures (Weeden Island, Fort Walton, Glades, Caloosahatchee, and many others) are correlated with geographical and environmental regions and then compared to provide insights about the nature of chiefdom societies, the effects of wetlands on precolumbian settlement systems, and the environmental history of the state. Maps and illustrations document this history of archaeological research in Florida and of the sites and artifacts (including spectacular Weeden Island pottery vessels and Belle Glade wooden carvings) left behind by the precolumbian people.
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Political Structure and Change in the Prehistoric Southeastern United States » Read Now
by John F. Scarry. 348 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

In this volume, leading scholars use archaeological discoveries and, in a few instances, historical documents from the early sixteenth century to examine Mississippian chiefdoms. These native polities are not viewed as static constructs but as dynamic systems.
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The Savannah River Chiefdoms: Political Change in the Late Prehistoric Southeast » Read Now
by David G. Anderson. 480 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Our Georgia-Florida Frontier: The Okefinokee Swamp, Its History and Cartography, Vol. I » Read Now
by Albert Hazen Wright. 264 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Native Villages and Village Sites East of the Mississippi » Read Now
by David I. Bushnell Jr. 111 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...were the Nottoway and Meherrin of southeastern Virginia; the Susquehanna or Conestoga...north of the Cherokee. Later they moved southeast to the valley of the Savannah...
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Towns and Temples along the Mississippi » Read Now
by David H. Dye, Cheryl Anne Cox. 292 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...occupation of southeastern Missouri. The...approach to the archaeology of the St. Francis...particularly important to archaeology in the Memphis...Societies in the...
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Changing Perspectives on the Archaeology of the Central Mississippi River Valley » Read Now
by Michael J. O'Brien, Robert C. Dunnell. 390 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

The Mississippi Valley region has long played a critical role in the development of American archaeology and continues to be widely known for the major research of the early 1950s. To bring the archaeological record up to date, fourteen Central Valley experts address diverse topics including the...
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The Mississippi Valley region has long played a critical role in the development of American archaeology and continues to be widely known for the major research of the early 1950s. To bring the archaeological record up to date, fourteen Central Valley experts address diverse topics including the distribution of artifacts across the landscape, internal configurations of large fortified settlements, human-bone chemistry, and ceramic technology.
The authors demonstrate that much is to be learned from the rich and varied archaeological record of the region and that the methods and techniques used to study the record have changed dramatically over the past half century. Operating at the cutting edge of current research strategies, these archaeologists provide a fresh look at old problems in central Mississippi Valley research.
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Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities, Part 1: Introductory: The Lithic Industries ("The Georgia-Florida Area" begins on p. 102 and "The Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley Area" begins on p. 105) » Read Now
by W. H. Holmes. 380 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...remains of Middle America and those of Southeastern Asia. In both regions the chief structures...whether the advanced maritime peoples of southeastern Asia one or two...
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When the Land Was Young: Reflections on American Archaeology (Includes discussion of Southeast U.S. archaeology in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by Sharman Apt Russell. 230 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Mound Builders of Ancient America: The Archaeology of a Myth » Read Now
by Robert Silverberg. 370 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...known long before the rise of systematic archaeology in Mexico, and archaeological research...carried out upon the mounds of the Southeast, in territory visited long before...