Archaeology of the Moundville Chiefdom
ISBN: 9780817383138
Platform/Publisher: Project MUSE / The University of Alabama Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapters; Download: Chapters
Subjects: Social archaeology; Indian pottery; Chiefdoms; Mississippian culture;

Brings together nine Moundville specialists who trace the site's evolution and eventual decline

Built on a flat terrace overlooking the Black Warrior River in Alabama, the Moundville ceremonial center was at its height a densely occupied town of approximately 1,000 residents, with at least 29 earthen mounds surrounding a central plaza. Today Moundville is not only one of the largest and best-preserved Mississippian sites in the United States but also one of the most intensively studied. This volume brings together nine Moundville specialists who trace the site's evolution and eventual decline.

Vernon James Knight Jr. is professor of anthropology at The University of Alabama.

Vincas P. Steponaitis is professor of anthropology and Director of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

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