essay
Human-plant interactions and cultural change in the American Bottom
cahokia and the hinterlands : middle mississipian cultures of the midwest • Urbana • Published In 1991 • Pages: 35-45
By: Rindos, David, Johannessen, Sissel.
Abstract
In considering the origin, development, and subsequent decline of Mississippian culture, the mode of subsistence of the people is of major importance. This article focuses on the role of plant sources of food in the development and decline of American Bottom Mississippian culture. With evidence drawn from the analysis of the physical remains of the human-plant interaction (plant debris from archaeological sites), the authors attempt to describe the changes that have occurred in this interaction process and the selective pressures that have directed these changes (p. 35).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Botanist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2005
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1000 BP-600 BP (1000 A.D.-1400 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- American Bottom region, Illinois, United States
- Notes
- David Rindos and Sissel Johannessen
- 'Published in cooperation with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.' For bibliographical references see document 2: Emerson and Lewis
- LCCN
- 90010759
- LCSH
- Mississippian culture