Ceramics, Chronology, and Community Patterns Format: Paperback

Steponaitis, Vincas P.

ISBN 10: 0817355766 / ISBN 13: 9780817355760

Published by University of Chicago press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ceramics, Chronology, and Community Patterns Format: Paperback
• Publisher: University of Chicago press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0817355766
• ISBN 13: 9780817355760
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A clearly written description of the analytical procedures employed on ceramic samples obtained at Moundville and the new chronology discovered

Moundville, located on the Black Warrior River in west-central Alabama, is one of the best known and most intensively studied archaeological sites in North America. Yet, in spite of all these investigations, many aspects of the site's internal chronology remained unknown until the original 1983 publication of this volume. The author embarked on a detailed study of Moundville ceramics housed in museums and collections, and hammered out a new chronology for Moundville.This volume is a clearly written description of the analytical procedures employed on these ceramic samples and the new chronology this study revealed. Using the refined techniques outlined in this volume, it was possible for the author to trace changes in community patterns, which in turn shed light on Moundville's internal development and its place among North America's ancient cultures.

 

About the Author

Vincas P. Steponaitis is Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology, and Chair of the Curriculum in Archaeology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.