Mississippian Towns and Sacred Spaces: Searching for an Architectural Grammar

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Mississippian Towns and Sacred Spaces Searching for an Architectural Grammar Edited by R. Barry Lewis and Charles Stout The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa Copyright © 1998 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 • 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science–Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mississippian towns and sacred spaces : searching for an architectural grammar / edited by R. Barry Lewis and Charles Stout. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–8173–0947–0 1. Mississippian culture. 2. Mississippian architecture. 3. Indians of North America—Urban residence—Southern States. 4. Indians of North America—Urban residence—Mississippi River Valley. 5. Sacred space—Southern States. 6. Sacred space—Mississippi River Valley. 7. Southern States—Antiquities. 8. Mississippi River Valley—Antiquities. I. Lewis, R. Barry. II. Stout, Charles B. E99.M6815 M575 1998 306′.09762—ddc21 98–19772 ISBN 978-0-8173-0947-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8173-8468-5 (electronic) Contents Figures and Tables vii Preface R. Barry Lewis and Charles Stout xi Acknowledgments xiii 1. The Design of Mississippian Towns R. Barry Lewis, Charles Stout, and Cameron B. Wesson 1 2. Town Structure at the Edge of the Mississippian World Claudine Payne and John F. Scarry 22 3. The Nature of Mississippian Towns in Georgia: The King Site Example David J. Hally and Hypatia Kelly 49 4. Mississippian Towns in the Eastern Tennessee Valley Gerald F. Schroedl 64 5. Mississippian Sacred Landscapes: The View from Alabama Cameron B. Wesson 93 ...