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- The Archaeology of Villages in Eastern North America
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: University Press of Florida
- Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Riple
summary
The emergence of village societies out of hunter-gatherer groups profoundly transformed social relations in every part of the world where such communities formed. Drawing on the latest archaeological and historical evidence, this volume explores the development of villages in eastern North America from the Late Archaic period to the eighteenth century.
Sites analyzed here include the Kolomoki village in Georgia, Mississippian communities in Tennessee, palisaded villages in the Appalachian Highlands of Virginia, and Iroquoian settlements in New York and Ontario. Contributors use rich data sets and contemporary social theory to describe what these villages looked like, what their rules and cultural norms were, what it meant to be a villager, what cosmological beliefs and ritual systems were held at these sites, and how villages connected with each other in regional networks. They focus on how power dynamics played out at the local level and among interacting communities.
Highlighting the similarities and differences in the histories of village formation in the region, these essays trace the processes of negotiation, cooperation, and competition that arose as part of village life and changed societies. This volume shows how studying these village communities helps archaeologists better understand the forces behind human cultural change.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- 1. The Power of Villages
- pp. 1-19
- 12. It Took a Childe to Raze the Village
- pp. 192-204
- List of Contributors
- pp. 205-206
Additional Information
ISBN
9781683400530
MARC Record
OCLC
1055039890
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2018-10-01
Language
English
Open Access
No