Characterizing Elite Midden Deposits at Moundville
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2591992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vernon James Knight (0000-0003-0791-000X, University of Alabama, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 304-321 |
| Publication date | 2004-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/4128422 |
| OpenAlex | W2327190622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 15 |
Insufficient attention has been paid to differences among elite archaeological contexts in middle-range or chiefdom societies. At Moundville, a major Mississippian center in Alabama, midden and feature-fill deposits attributed to elite behavior have been excavated in several areas. Deposits on Mounds Q and G dating to the Moundville II and III phases (ca. A.D. 1260-1450) are similar in that they incorporate abundant domestic debris associated with structures on mound summits. On both mounds, food remains show evidence of provisioning and the consumption of small-scale meals rather than feasting. However, the two contexts differ in the occurrence of evidence for skilled crafting and the display of human skeletal remains. At Mound Q, skilled crafting is abundantly attested, employing local and nonlocal raw materials. Display goods were routinely handled, and pigment processing and use were important. Burials were rarely made, but fragmentary human bone is scattered throughout, emphasizing portions of the skeleton consistent with display. In contrast, elite contexts on Mound G show little or no evidence of crafting, pigment use, and bone handling
Archaeology · Biology · Chiefdom · Elite · Experimental archaeology · Geography · Grave goods · Human bone · Midden · Rock shelter · Taphonomy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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Patterns of Elite Faunal Utilization at Moundville, Alabama
Needles and bodies
Mississippian craft production in the Yazoo Basin
New Perspectives in Mississippian Archaeology
Artifacts and activities associated with mound-area public contexts at the Town Creek site, North Carolina
Population Dispersal and Human Health at Moundville
Tooth marks and human consumption
Cooking Pots as Burial Urns
Diet and Rank in a Caribbean Maritime Society
Bone Chemistry, Body Parts, and Growth Marks
A Method for Conceptualizing and Classifying Feasting
Storage and relative surplus at the Mississippian site of Moundville
Political structure and change in the prehistoric southeastern United States
Craft and the Kingly Ideal
Mississippian Political Economy
Ohio Hopewell Trophy-Skull Artifacts as Evidence for Competition in Middle Woodland Societies Circa 50 B.C.. A.D. 350
Higher ground
Moundville and Surrounding Sites
Cahokia and the Archaeology of Power
Archaeology of the Moundville Chiefdom
Status-Related Variation in Foodways in the Moundville Chiefdom
Temples for Cahokia Lords
Introduction
Patterns of Elite Faunal Utilization at Moundville, Alabama
Some Archaeological Correlates of Ranked Societies
Rural Communities in the Black Warrior Valley, Alabama
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2021 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |