essay
Apalachee homesteads: the basal social and economic units of a Mississippian chiefdom
mississippian communities and households • Tuscaloosa • Published In 1995 • Pages: 201-223
By: Scarry, John F..
Abstract
Scarry provides a detailed analysis of the historical and archaeological evidence for the organization of Apalachee households in northern Florida. Available accounts from early documentary sources provide a comparatively rich framework for interpretation of the relatively scanty archaeological information. Historical information and formal models support the idea that Apalachee households consisted of nuclear families residing in individual buildings widely dispersed across the landscape, occasionally situated as small hamlets. By bringing together the available information, Scarry makes it possible for archaeologists working in other regions to develop more comprehensive understandings of the range of settlement systems that operated throughout the Southeast (32: Rogers, p. 6).
- 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 - 300 BP (900 A.D. - 1700 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Apalachee chiefdom, northern Florida, United States
- Notes
- John F. Scarry
- For bibliographical references see document 31:[Rogers and Smith]
- LCCN
- 94044049
- LCSH
- Mississippian culture