Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-132) and index.
Mississippian public architecture, leadership, and the Town Creek community -- Architectural analysis -- Occupational history of Town Creek -- Mortuary analysis -- Vessel analysis -- Conclusions.
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The sequence of change for public architecture during the Mississippian period may reflect a centralization of political power through time. In the research presented here, some of the community-level assumptions attributed to the appearance of Mississippian mounds are tested against the archaeological record of the Town Creek site - the remains of a town located on the northeastern edge of the Mississippian culture area. In particular, the archaeological record of Town Creek is used to test the idea that the appearance of Mississippian platform mounds was accompanied by the centralization.
Archaeology of Town Creek.
Excavations (Archaeology)-- North Carolina.
Indians of North America-- North Carolina-- Antiquities.