Signs of Power - The Rise of Cultural Complexity in the Southeast

By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this book explores the sources of power and organization among Archaic societies.

About the author

Jon L. Gibson is Professor (Retired) of Anthropology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and author of The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point.

Philip J. Carr is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Alabama and editor of The Organization of North American Prehistoric Chipped Stone Tool Technologies.

Summary

By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artefacts, and their widespread exchange, this book explores the sources of power and organization among Archaic societies.

Product details

• Assisted by: Philip J Carr (Editor), Philip J. Carr (Editor), Jon L Gibson (Editor), Jon L. Gibson (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.05.2004
• EAN: 9780817350857
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5085-7
• No. of pages: 383
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 233 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 618 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous