essay

Chiefly compounds

mississippian communities and households • Tuscaloosa • Published In 1995 • Pages: 124-134

By: Williams, Mark.

Abstract
In this document Mark Williams challenges current ways of thinking, first about Lamar period households and mound sites in the Oconee valley of the north Georgia Piedmont, then about settlement systems throughout the Southeast. By pointing out inconsistencies of terminology and the unrealistic nature of both early, simplistic settlement models and more recent, overly commplicated versions, he attempts to introduce a note of realism. Through analogy with African chiefly compounds, Williams proposes a model of Lamar mound sites that rejects the trend of defining all regional settlement systems in the eastern Woodlands as having many levels consisting of increasing complex sites (32: Rogers, p. 5).
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
History
Settlement patterns
Household
Community heads
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
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2005
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
southeastern United States
Notes
Mark Williams
For bibliographical references see document 31:[Rogers and Smith]
LCCN
94044049
LCSH
Mississippian culture