Ceramics, Chronology and Community Patterns: An Archaeological Study at Moundville

This book should prove useful to scholars in a variety of ways, for it deals with culture—historical, methodological, and evolutionary issues from shedding light on Moundville’s development. In addressing matters of culture history, the study presents a detailed and well documented Mississippian chronology. It systemises and describes the late prehistoric ceramics from an important site, providing a benchmark that can be used in future studies of trade and stylistic interaction. And, perhap...