Overview
- Includes a lengthy review of literature on both Hopewell studies and Middle Woodland agriculture
- Synthesizes both original research and research reported in archaeological “grey literature"
- Could be used as a teaching tool in upper level archaeology methods courses
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science (BRIEFSPLANT)
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About this book
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 societies developed the earliest agricultural system in eastern North American using now-extinct native cultivars. Mound Centers and Seed Security: A Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley integrates an interpretation of these two historical trends.
Unlike most journal articles on related subjects, the volume includes a lengthy review of literature on both Hopewell studies and Middle Woodland agriculture, making it a useful resource for researchers starting out in either field. Synthesizing both original research and research reported in archaeological “grey literature”, Mound Centers and Seed Security: A Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley is a valuable tool for researchers and teachers alike.
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Washington University in Saint Louis, Department of Anthropology, St. Louis, MO, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mound Centers and Seed Security
Book Subtitle: A Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley
Authors: Natalie G. Mueller
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5921-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5920-0Published: 08 November 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5921-7Published: 08 November 2012
Series ISSN: 2192-1229
Series E-ISSN: 2192-1210
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 67
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Ecology, Archaeology