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.

Info autore

Jon L. Gibson is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and coauthor with Jerald T. Milanich 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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Philip J Carr (Editore), Philip J. Carr (Editore), Jon L Gibson (Editore), Jon L. Gibson (Editore)
• Editore: The University of Alabama Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.05.2004
• EAN: 9780817350857
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5085-7
• Pagine: 420
• Dimensioni: 157 mm x 234 mm x 27 mm
• Peso: 670 g
• Illustrazioni: 64 illustrations
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie