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Moundville, located on the Black Warrior River in west-central Alabama, is one of the best known and most intensively studied archaeological sites in North America. Yet, in spite of all these investigations, many aspects of the site's internal chronology remained unknown until the original 1983 publication of this volume. The author embarked on a detailed study of Moundville ceramics housed in museums and collections, and hammered out a new chronology for Moundville.This volume is a clearly written description of the analytical procedures employed on these ceramic samples and the ne

Mississippian culture --- Mississippian pottery --- Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric --- Moundville Archaeological Park (Moundville, Ala.) --- Black Warrior River Valley (Ala.) --- Antiquities.

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At its height the Moundville ceremonial center was a densely occupied town of approximately 1,000 residents, with at least 29 earthen mounds surrounding a central plaza. Today, Moundville is not only one the largest and best-preserved Mississippian sites in the United States, but also one of the most intensively studied. This volume brings together nine Moundville specialists who trace the site's evolution and eventual decline.

Social archaeology --- Indian pottery --- Chiefdoms --- Mississippian culture --- Black Warrior River Valley (Ala.) --- Moundville Archaeological Park (Moundville, Ala.) --- Antiquities.