Author: Philip PhillipsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delta (Miss. : Region)
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Archaeological Survey in the Lower Yazoo Basin, Mississippi, 1949-1955
Author: Philip PhillipsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delta (Miss. : Region)
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Archaeological survey in the Lower Yazoo Basin, Mississippi, 1949-1955. P. 1.2
Author: Philip PhillipsArcheological Survey in the Lower Yazoo Basin, Mississippi, 1949-1955
Author: Philip PhillipsArchaeological Survey in the Lower Yazoo Basin, Mississipi, 1949-1955
Author: Philip PhillipsArchaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940–1947
Author: Philip PhillipsPublisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817350225
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Documents prehistoric human occupation along the lower reaches of the Mississippi River A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication The Lower Mississippi Survey was initiated in 1939 as a joint undertaking of three institutions: the School of Geology at Louisiana State University, the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, and the Peabody Museum at Harvard. Fieldwork began in 1940 but was halted during the war years. When fieldwork resumed in 1946, James Ford had joined the American Museum of Natural History, which assumed co-sponsorship from LSU. The purpose of the Lower Mississippi Survey (LMS)—a term used to identify both the fieldwork and the resultant volume—was to investigate the northern two-thirds of the alluvial valley of the lower Mississippi River, roughly from the mouth of the Ohio River to Vicksburg. This area covers about 350 miles and had been long regarded as one of the principal hot spots in eastern North American archaeology. Phillips, Ford, and Griffin surveyed over 12,000 square miles, identified 382 archaeological sites, and analyzed over 350,000 potsherds in order to define ceramic typologies and establish a number of cultural periods. The commitment of these scholars to developing a coherent understanding of the archaeology of the area, as well as their mutual respect for one another, enabled the publication of what is now commonly considered the bible of southeastern archaeology. Originally published in 1951 as volume 25 of the Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, this work has been long out of print. Because Stephen Williams served for 35 years as director of the LMS at Harvard, succeeding Phillips, and was closely associated with the authors during their lifetimes, his new introduction offers a broad overview of the work’s influence and value, placing it in a contemporary context.
Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940-1947
Author: Philip PhillipsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mississippi River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940-1947
Author: Philip PhillipsArchaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley
Author: Dan F. MorsePublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 1483260968
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley describes an archeological reconstruction of the preceding 11,000 years of an extraordinarily rich environment centered within the largest river system north of the Amazon. This book focuses on the lowlands of the Mississippi Valley from just north of the Ohio River to the mouth of the Arkansas River. Organized into 13 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the territory between the Ohio and Arkansas rivers. This text then attempts to humanize the archeological interpretations by reference to social organization, settlement system, economy, religion, and politics. Other chapters focus on understanding the nature of change through time in the Central Mississippi Valley. This book discusses as well the difference between an old braided stream surface and the younger meander belt system. The final chapter deals with the investigation of prehistoric Indian remains. This book is a valuable resource for archeologists, zoologists, and scientific hobbyists.
Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940-1947
Author: Philip PhillipsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mississippi River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Author: Philip Phillips