Synopses & Reviews
Using a wealth of archaeological evidence, this book outlines the development of Mississippian civilization.
Review
"...Timothy Pauketat certainly ranks as an authority on this stage of cultural development in the Eastern Woodlands.... Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians is an important contribution to Mississippian archaeology..." - Canadian Journal of Archaeology
Synopsis
The ancient city of Cahokia developed in the Mississippi valley in North America a millennium ago and has left an extraordinarily rich archaeological record. In this important new survey, Timothy Pauketat outlines the emergence of Cahokia and Mississippian civilization between the eighth and fifteenth centuries AD, presenting a wealth of archaeological evidence and advancing our understanding of the origins of government and the spread of political culture. Focus is placed on the linchpin of this period, the Cahokia site, and on currents of village life, political unification, resistance and ethnogenesis.
Synopsis
The ancient city of Cahokia developed in the Mississippi valley in North America a millennium ago and has left an extraordinarily rich archaeological record. In this important new survey, Timothy Pauketat offers an outline of the development of Mississippian civilization, presenting a wealth of archaeological evidence.
About the Author
Timothy R. Pauketat is Associate Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His publications include The Archaeology of Traditions (2001), Cahokia: Domination and Ideology in the Mississippian World (with T. Emerson, 1997) and The Ascent of Chiefs (1994)
Table of Contents
1. Civilization in North America; 2. Geography, resources, and the Mississippian ethnoscape; 3. Villages along the Mississippi; 4. Early Cahokia; 5. Greater Cahokia; 6. Mississippianization; 7. The struggle for identity; 8. Conclusion.