Mound centers and seed security a comparative analysis of botanical assemblages from middle woodland sites in the lower Illinois Valley /

At Middle Woodland sites in the eastern United States, excavations have uncovered naturalistic art worked on exotic materials from points as distant Wyoming, Ontario, and the Gulf Coast, revealing a network of ritual exchange referred to as the Hopewell phenomenon. Simultaneously, Middle Woodland so...

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Main Author: Mueller, Natalie G.
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Springer, ©2013.
New York : [2013]
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.
Series: SpringerBriefs in plant science.
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Table of Contents:
  • What Is Hopewell?: The Lower Illinois Valley in a Regional Context
  • Middle Woodland Subsistence and Settlement
  • in the Lower Illinois Valley
  • The Eastern Agricultural Complex
  • Settlement Structure and Site Function
  • Plant Use at Mound House
  • Previous Investigations
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Comparative Analysis
  • Non-mound Habitation Sites
  • Other Mound Centers
  • Conclusions: Mounds and Seed Exchange.