Mississippian mortuary practices beyond hierarchy and the representationist perspective
The residents of Mississippian towns principally located in the southeastern and midwestern United States from 900 to1500 A.D. made many beautiful objects, which included elaborate and well-crafted copper and shell ornaments, pottery vessels, and stonework. Some of these objects were socially valued...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida
2010.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30944934*spi |
| Sumario: | The residents of Mississippian towns principally located in the southeastern and midwestern United States from 900 to1500 A.D. made many beautiful objects, which included elaborate and well-crafted copper and shell ornaments, pottery vessels, and stonework. Some of these objects were socially valued goods and often were placed in ritual context, such as graves. The funerary context of these artifacts has sparked considerable study and debate among archaeologists, raising questions about the place in society of the individuals interred with such items, as well as the nature of the societies i. |
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| Descripción Física: | 365 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780813042985 |
