{"product_id":"cahokias-countryside-household-archaeology-settlement-patterns-and-social-power-paperback-softback-9780875805658","title":"Cahokia's Countryside; Household Archaeology, Settlement Patterns, and Social Power (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875805658","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCahokia's Countryside\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHousehold Archaeology, Settlement Patterns, and Social Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark W. Mehrer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875805658\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e231 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A new and insightful synthesis of change in late prehistoric Mississippian communities.... A pace-setting example of archaeological research.\"—Choice\u003cbr\u003e \"A valuable contrast to the traditional focus on big sites and prominent mounds.... Lively debates over issues raised...will undoubtedly continue for a long time.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Antiquity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first comprehensive analysis of several recently uncovered sites in the American Bottom region, Mehrer focuses on household archaeology to shed light on the daily lives of the Mississippian people. He examines the objects of daily use-domestic and ceremonial buildings, storage and processing pits, mundane and exotic artifacts-to reconstruct the framework of everyday life and to show how the routines of early native people changed with time. New findings reveal the changing roles of households in their communities, exposing a social order more complex than previously thought. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Mehrer examines seven sites in the American Bottom region-the Robert Schneider, BBB Motor, Turner-DeManger, Florence Street, Julien, Range, and Carbon Dioxide sites-and integrates his findings with new information from the large Cahokia mound center. Analyzing patterns of debris distribution, pit morphology and arrangement, and household organization, he reveals much about the social and cultural developments in the region. While illuminating the daily lives of Cahokians, Mehrer develops an analytical approach to archaeological site data that can be applied in other parts of the world. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The Cahokia region is of special interest because the Cahokia site is the largest mound center in North America and because the Mississippian society there rose and fell long before Europeans arrived. Although archaeologists have previously focused on Cahokia's elite population, until now little has been known about its rural residents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Theoretical Perspectives on Settlement in the Cahokia Region \u003cbr\u003e Sites, Features, and Methodology \u003cbr\u003e Analysis: Patterns of Settlement in the Archaeological Record \u003cbr\u003e Interpretation: Summary and Settlement Model \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Changing Life Ways in a Rural Landscape \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Works Cited \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584757952792,"sku":"9780875805658","price":28.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cahokias-countryside-household-archaeology-settlement-patterns-and-social-power-paperback-softback-9780875805658","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}