by Elliot M. Abrams
contributions by Anncorinne Freter
edited by Elliot M. Abrams and Anncorinne Freter
Ohio University Press, 2004
Paper: 978-0-8214-1610-5 | Cloth: 978-0-8214-1609-9 | eISBN: 978-0-8214-4143-5
Library of Congress Classification E78.O3E64 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification 977.19701

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

Native American societies, often viewed as unchanging, in fact experienced a rich process of cultural innovation in the millennia prior to recorded history. Societies of the Hocking River Valley in southeastern Ohio, part of the Ohio River Valley, created a tribal organization beginning about 2000 bc.

Edited by Elliot M. Abrams and AnnCorinne Freter, The Emergence of the Moundbuilders: The Archaeology of Tribal Societies in Southeastern Ohio presents the process of tribal formation and change in the region based on analyses of all available archaeological data from the Hocking River Valley. Drawing on the work of scholars in archaeology, anthropology, geography, geology, and botany, the collection addresses tribal society formation through such topics as the first pottery made in the valley, aggregate feasting by nomadic groups, the social context for burying their dead in earthen mounds, the formation of religious ceremonial centers, and the earliest adoption of corn.

Providing the most current research on indigenous societies in the Hocking Valley, The Emergence of the Moundbuilders is distinguished by its broad, comparative overview of tribal life.


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