The Chattahoochee Chiefdoms

Contents

List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments xiii 1. Political and Social Integration in Rank Societies: A Mississippian Case Study 1 2. Mississippian Political and Social Integration 11 3. Archaeology of the Mound Centers 29 4. The Cultural Chronology: A.D. 1100–1650 60 5. Archaeological Measures of Political Integration 74 6. Archaeological Measures of Social Integration 99 7. The Rise and Decline of the Chattahoochee Chiefdoms 122 8. Research Synopsis and Theory Synthesis 136 Appendix A. The Multiple-Mound-Center Excavations 145 Appendix B. The Single-Mound-Center Excavations 185 Appendix C. Pottery Classi¤cation 225 Appendix D. Seriation Methods 253 References Cited 261 Index 279 Contents ...