essay
Population trends at Moundville
archaeology of the moundville chiefdom • Washington, Dc • Published In 1998 • Pages: 26-43
By: Steponaitis, Vincas P..
Abstract
At Moundville, most midden deposits date to the Moundville I phase, but the vast majority of burials date to the Moundvill II and III phases. Relative abundances of sherds suggest that Moundville's resident population peaked between A.D. 1050 and 1300 and then precipitously declined. Between A.D. 1300 and 1550, the site was inhabited principally by elites and became a center of mortuary ritual for the region as a whole. Most of the dead buried in Moundville's cemeteries during the Moundville II and III phases were apparently brought in from outlying settlements (p. 26).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2005
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1100 BP - 350 BP (900 A.D. - 1650 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Moundville, Black Warrior River, west-central Alabama, United States
- Notes
- Vincas P. Steponaitis
- For bibliographical references see document 21: [Knight and Steponaitis]
- LCCN
- 98006875
- LCSH
- Mississippian culture