essay

Dispersed communities and integrated households: a perspective from Spiro and the Arkansas Basin

mississippian communities and householdsTuscaloosa • Published In 1995 • Pages: 81-98

By: Rogers, J. Daniel.

Abstract
In the western periphery of the eastern Woodlands, J. Daniel Rogers compares the nature of small settlements throughout the Arkansas Basin of eastern Oklahoma, with particular reference to the communities in the vicinity of the Spiro site. Using data derived from nearly 200 dwellings … he examines changes through time in the distribution and architectural characteristics. While the settlement pattern is very dispersed throughout Emergent Mississippian and later periods, shifts in population and the organization of communities support the notion of authority derived increasingly from supra-local sources (32: Rogers, p. 4).
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Sociocultural trends
Cultural participation
Dwellings
Settlement patterns
Miscellaneous facilities
Household
tradition
Mississippian
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
1150 BP - 400 BP (850 A.D. - 1600 A.D.)
Coverage Place
Arkansas Basin and Ozark Highlands, eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas, United States
Notes
J. Daniel Rogers
For bibliographical references see document 31:[Rogers and Smith]
LCCN
94044049
LCSH
Mississippian culture