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Book Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1940 1947

Download or read book Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1940 1947 written by Philip Phillips and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2003-10-08 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents prehistoric human occupation along the lower reaches of the Mississippi River A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication The Lower Mississippi Survey was initiated in 1939 as a joint undertaking of three institutions: the School of Geology at Louisiana State University, the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, and the Peabody Museum at Harvard. Fieldwork began in 1940 but was halted during the war years. When fieldwork resumed in 1946, James Ford had joined the American Museum of Natural History, which assumed co-sponsorship from LSU. The purpose of the Lower Mississippi Survey (LMS)—a term used to identify both the fieldwork and the resultant volume—was to investigate the northern two-thirds of the alluvial valley of the lower Mississippi River, roughly from the mouth of the Ohio River to Vicksburg. This area covers about 350 miles and had been long regarded as one of the principal hot spots in eastern North American archaeology. Phillips, Ford, and Griffin surveyed over 12,000 square miles, identified 382 archaeological sites, and analyzed over 350,000 potsherds in order to define ceramic typologies and establish a number of cultural periods. The commitment of these scholars to developing a coherent understanding of the archaeology of the area, as well as their mutual respect for one another, enabled the publication of what is now commonly considered the bible of southeastern archaeology. Originally published in 1951 as volume 25 of the Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, this work has been long out of print. Because Stephen Williams served for 35 years as director of the LMS at Harvard, succeeding Phillips, and was closely associated with the authors during their lifetimes, his new introduction offers a broad overview of the work’s influence and value, placing it in a contemporary context.

Book Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1940 1947

Download or read book Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1940 1947 written by and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL VALLEY 1940 1947

Download or read book ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL VALLEY 1940 1947 written by PHILIP. PHILLIPS and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1940 1947 Classic Reprint

Download or read book Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1940 1947 Classic Reprint written by Philip Phillips and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940-1947 Composite profile drawing showing vertical distribution of pottery and Poverty Point objects, Cut B, Jaketown Site (20 - 0 - 1) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1940 1947 By P Phillips James A Ford James B Griffin With Plates Including Maps

Download or read book Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1940 1947 By P Phillips James A Ford James B Griffin With Plates Including Maps written by Philip Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Archaeological survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1940 1947

Download or read book Archaeological survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1940 1947 written by Philip Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvional Valley 1940 1947

Download or read book Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvional Valley 1940 1947 written by Philip Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Lower Mississippi Valley Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore

Download or read book The Lower Mississippi Valley Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore written by Clarence Bloomfield Moore and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 1998-11-09 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third of nine volumes covering archaeologist Clarence B. Moore's expeditions in the southern United States in the early part of the century focuses on the sites on the Mississippi River and its major tributaries that Moore visited and excavated between 1907 and 1911. This one-volume facsimile edition includes descriptions of sites, maps, and fine bandw photographs of pottery. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Yazoo City Federal Correctional Complex

Download or read book Yazoo City Federal Correctional Complex written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ceramics Chronology and Community Patterns

Download or read book Ceramics Chronology and Community Patterns written by Vincas P. Steponaitis and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. 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.

Book The Historic Indian Tribes of Louisiana

Download or read book The Historic Indian Tribes of Louisiana written by Fred B. Kniffen and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1994-09-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although many specialized studies have been written about Louisiana's Indian tribes, no complete account has appeared regarding their long, varied history. The Historic Indian Tribes of Louisiana: From 1542 to the Present is a highly informative study that reconstructs the history and cultural evolution of these people. This study identifies tribal groups, charts their migrations within the state, and discusses their languages and customs. According to the authors, the first descriptions of Louisiana Indians are contained in accounts kept by members of Hernando de Soto's expedition In the 1540s. The next recorders of Indian life were the French in the 1700s. European influences irrevocably marked the Indians' lives. The natives lost tribal lands to the new settlers and replaced many of their weapons and tools with those of the Europeans. Diseases apparently introduced by the Spaniards decimated entire tribes and caused the disappearance of certain tribal languages that had never been recorded. However, much of Indian material culture has survived even to the present, including the dugout canoe, or pirogue, and the beautiful cane basketry of the Chitimacha tribe.According to the authors, current figures show that Louisiana has the third largest native American population in the eastern United States. Several of Louisiana's present-day Indian tribes, such as the Tunica-Biloxi, Choctaw, and Koasati, entered the state in the second half of the eighteenth century. They gradually established settlements throughout the state, at times displacing the native tribes. Today, many of Louisiana's Indians work in business and industry and as farmers and loggers.The Historic Indian Tribes of Louisiana is a valuable contribution to the literature on Louisiana History. It will be of interest to anthropologists, geographers, historians, and anyone wanting to know more about these important members of Louisiana's population.