Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians (Case Studies in Early Societies, Series Number 6) - Hardcover

Pauketat, Timothy R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521817404 ISBN 13: 9780521817400

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

The ancient capital of Cahokia and a series of lesser population centers developed in the Mississippi valley in North America between the eighth and fifteenth centuries AD, leaving behind an extraordinarily rich archaeological record. Cahokia's gigantic pyramids, finely crafted artifacts, and dense population mark it as the founding city of the Mississippian civilization, formerly known as the 'mound' builders. As Cahokian ideas and objects were widely sought, a cultural and religious ripple effect spread across the mid-continent and into the South. In its wake, population migrations and social upheavals transformed social life along the ancient Mississippi River. In this important new survey, Timothy Pauketat outlines the development of Mississippian civilization, presenting a wealth of archaeological evidence and advancing our understanding of the American Indians whose influence extended into the founding moments of the United States and lives on today in American archaeology.

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Book Description

The ancient city of Cahokia developed in the Mississippi valley in North America a millennium ago and has left an extraordinarily rich archaeological record. In this important new survey, Timothy Pauketat offers an outline of the development of Mississippian civilization, presenting a wealth of archaeological evidence.

About the Author

Timothy R. Pauketat is Associate Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His publications include The Archaeology of Traditions (2001), Cahokia: Domination and Ideology in the Mississippian World (with T. Emerson, 1997) and The Ascent of Chiefs (1994).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521817404
• ISBN 13: 9780521817400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 218