essay
Mississippian household and community organization in eastern Tennessee
mississippian communities and households • Tuscaloosa • Published In 1995 • Pages: 99-123
By: Sullivan, Lynne P..
Abstract
Lynne P. Sullivan evaluates the consequences of recognizing diversity in archaeological complexes by considering the multiple models that may be used to accept or reject the idea of Mouse Creek phase, Dallas phase, and historic Overhill Cherokee as a continuum of cultural change. Comparing information from the Dallas phase Toqua site, the Mouse Creek phase Ledford Island site, and the Cherokee Chota-Tanasee site, she looks at the nature of household and community organization through analysis of population parameters and architectural variability. While individual households appear relatively consistent throughout the chronological sequence, differing patterns of community organization and social ranking and patterning in burials provide support for reevaluating models that seek normative continuities in favor of more detained models that address the implications of diversity in these three societies (32: Rogers, pp. 4-5).
- 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
- 700 BP - 401 BP (1300 A.D. - 1599 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- eastern Tennessee, United States
- Notes
- Lynne P. Sullivan
- For bibliographical references see document 31:[Rogers and Smith]
- LCCN
- 94044049
- LCSH
- Mississippian culture