Moundville's Economy

Contents

Contents Figures and Tables vii Acknowledgments xiii 1. Introduction 1 2. Theoretical Background 6 Introduction 6 Redistribution 8 Alternative Models 11 Conclusion 20 3. The Test Case 23 The Moundville Chiefdom 23 Previous Investigations at the White Site 33 1983 Excavations at the White Site 40 Data Used in the Analysis 55 4. Subsistence 76 Introduction 76 Fauna 77 Plant Exploitation 104 Conclusion 132 5. Craft Production 134 Introduction 134 Ceramics 137 Stone Tools 149 Other Craft Items 167 Items of Known Nonlocal Manufacture 171 Conclusion 176 v vi Contents 6. Structure and Operation of Moundville's Economy 179 Production and Distribution in the Moundville Economy 179 External Relations of the Moundville Chiefdom 183 Dynamics of the Moundville Economy 190 Conclusion 197 7. Conclusion 200 References Cited 202 Index 220 ...