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The Making of Mississippian Tradition
About this book
In this volume, Christina Friberg investigates the influence of Cahokia, the largest city of North America's Mississippian culture between AD 1050 and 1350, on smaller communities throughout the midcontinent. Using evidence from recent excavations at the Audrey-North site in the Lower Illinois River Valley, Friberg examines the cultural give-and-take Audrey inhabitants experienced between new Cahokian customs and old Woodland ways of life.
Comparing the architecture, pottery, and lithics uncovered here with data from thirty-five other sites across five different regions, Friberg reveals how the social, economic, and political influence of Cahokia shaped the ways Audrey inhabitants negotiated identities and made new traditions. Friberg's broad interregional analysis also provides evidence that these diverse groups of people were engaged in a network of interaction and exchange outside Cahokia's control. The Making of Mississippian Tradition offers a fascinating glimpse into the dynamics of cultural exchange in precolonial settlements, and its detailed reconstruction of Audrey society offers a new, more nuanced interpretation of how and why Mississippian lifeways developed.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- THE MAKING OF MISSISSIPPIAN TRADITION
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Culture Contact and the Cahokia Phenomenon
- 3. Archaeological Investigations at the Audrey-North Site (11GE20)
- 4. Architecture and Community Organization
- 5. Ceramic Traditions
- 6. Lithic Tool Industries
- 7. Making Mississippian
- Notes
- References Cited
- Index