Book
The Cahokia chiefdom: the archaeology of a Mississippian society
Smithsonian Institution Press • Washington • Published In 1998 • Pages: xvi, 216
By: Milner, George R..
Abstract
Cahokia has served as the focal point for all Mississippi-period research in the Upper Mississippi River Valley for several generation of regional archaeologists, yet it still remains one of the least-known archaeological manisfestation in the area. Based on information hidden in old and obscure sources, unpublished field notes, and museum collections, Milner attempts to reconstruct a picture of what life was like in the Mississippi Valley during this late prehistoric period. As far as possible the author arranges his topics from ecological settings, to households and communities, to the organization and function of the Cahokia-dominated Mississippian period society (p. xii). Much of the data in this document comes from the analysis of the archaeological data obtained from the previous excavations of the mounds (for which Cahokia is famous), surface finds, and numerous grave sites in the region
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- Book
- 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 - 500 BP (900 A.D. - 1500 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Cahokia chiefdom, Illinois, United States
- Notes
- George R. Milner
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-212) and index
- LCCN
- 98014333
- LCSH
- Mississippian culture