Book
The Savannah River chiefdoms: political change in the late prehistoric Southeast
University of Alabama Press • Tuscaloosa • Published In 1994 • Pages:
By: Anderson, David G..
Abstract
The emergence and collapse of complex chiefdoms amid a regional landscape of simple chiefdoms, or what Anderson refers to as 'cycling', is caused by a wide range of factors which are explored in this monograph as they apply to a number of Savannah River chiefdoms of the Mississippian tradition (1100 B.P.-500 B.P. or 900 A.D. -1500 A.D). Emphasis is placed on political changes taking place during this period as environmental, ethnographic, and archaeological contributing factors are examined in detail. Two appendices, provide early historic accounts of Mississippian centers in the Savannah River basin (Appendix A), and Mississippian cultural sequences in the Savannah River valley (Appendix B).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2005
- Field Date
- 1985-1990
- Coverage Date
- 1100 BP-500 BP (900 A.D.-1500 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Savannah River chiefdoms, southeastern United States
- Notes
- David G. Anderson
- Originally presented as author's dissertation (doctoral--University of Michigan, 1990)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-446) and index
- LCCN
- 93048393
- LCSH
- Mississippian culture