Time's river : archaeological syntheses from the lower Mississippi River Valley /

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Imprint:Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2008.
Description:xi, 552 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7241740
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Other authors / contributors:Rafferty, Janet, 1947-
Peacock, Evan, 1961-
ISBN:9780817354893
0817354891
9780817316143
0817316140
9780817381127
0817381120
Notes:"A Dan Josselyn memorial publication."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-533) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1. Introduction: Reconsidering the Archaeology of the Lower Mississippi River Valley
  • 2. The Interstate 69 Project in Mississippi: Generation of an Archaeological Synthesis
  • 3. Archaeology in the Lower Mississippi Valley
  • 4. Archaeological Things: Languages of Observation
  • 5. Paleoenvironmental Modeling in the Central and Lower Mississippi River Valley: Past and Future Approaches
  • 6. Settlement Patterns, Occupations, and Field Methods
  • 7. Prehistoric Settlement in the Lower Mississippi Valley: A Critical Review
  • 8. Absolute Dating in the Mississippi Delta
  • 9. Bioarchaeology in the Mississippi Delta
  • 10. Through the Lens of the Lithic Analyst: The Organization of Mississippi Delta Chipped-Stone Technologies
  • 11. Review of Ceramic Compositional Studies from In and Around the Mississippi Valley
  • 12. Ceramic Petrography and the Classification of Mississippi's Archaeological Pottery by Fabric: A GIS Approach
  • 13. Faunal Research in the Yazoo Basin and Lower Mississippi Valley: Setting Parameters for Future Research in the I-69 Corridor, Mississippi
  • 14. Paleoethnobotanical Information and Issues Relevant to the I-69 Overview Process, Northwest Mississippi
  • 15. Archaeological Remote Sensing Research in the Yazoo Basin: A History and Evaluation
  • 16. Culture Contact along the I-69 Corridor: Protohistoric and Historic Use of the Northern Yazoo Basin, Mississippi
  • 17. Sad Song in the Delta: The Potential for Historical Archaeology in the I-69 Corridor
  • 18. Fording the River: Concluding Comments
  • References Cited
  • List of Contributors
  • Index