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4 books match the query 'Morse, Phyllis A.'
Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley
Dan F. Morse
University of Alabama Press, 2009
The earliest recorded description of the Central Mississippi Valley and its inhabitants is contained within the DeSoto chronicles written after the conquistadors passed through the area between 1539 and 1543. In 1882 a field agent for the Bureau of American Ethnology conducted the first systematic archaeological survey of the region, an area that extends from near the mouth of the Ohio River to the mouth of the Arkansas River, bounded on the east by the Mississippi River and on the west by the Ozark Highlands and Grand Prairie. One hundred years later, the authors produced this first comprehensive overview of all of the archaeological research conducted in the valley during the interim. It is a well-organized compendium, written with both the professional archaeologist and the layperson in mind, and is profusely illustrated with maps, charts, artifact photographs, and drawings. This volume was the first published history of the archaeology of the region and stands as the basic resource for that work today.
Prehistory of the Central Mississippi Valley
Edited by Charles H. McNutt
University of Alabama Press, 1996
The Central Mississippi Valley, defined as the region along the Mississippi River from where the Ohio River joins in the north to its confluence with the Arkansas River in the south, lies between the two most important archaeological areas of the Southeast: American Bottom/Cahokia and the Lower Yazoo Basin. The valley has been influenced by these major centers and has a complex history of its own. Contributions from experts throughout the region present current, if sometimes conflicting, views of the regional cultural sequences supported by data from recent surveys and excavations, as well as radiocarbon and chronometric determinations. By examining this new information and reevaluating earlier interpretations of local archaeological sequences, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the valley and defines future research goals.
The Lower Mississippi Valley Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore
Clarence Bloomfield Moore
University of Alabama Press, 1998
A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication
A foundational record of the archaeological discoveries that revealed the ancient cultures of the Lower Mississippi Valley.
The Lower Mississippi Valley Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore, edited and introduced by Dan F. Morse and Phyllis A. Morse, is an indispensable resource for the study of the archaeology, prehistory, and Indigenous cultures of the Lower Mississippi Valley. This comprehensive volume gathers in a single facsimile edition the pioneering investigations conducted by Clarence Bloomfield Moore, whose extensive surveys of the Mississippi River and its tributaries helped establish the foundation of archaeological research throughout the American South.
Spanning archaeological sites in present-day Arkansas, Mississippi, and surrounding regions, the book documents mound centers, cemeteries, burial practices, pottery traditions, and settlement patterns associated with the prehistoric peoples of the Mississippi Valley. Moore's meticulous field observations preserved invaluable information about many sites that have since been altered, damaged, or destroyed, making his work an enduring source of archaeological data. The volume includes investigations of significant sites such as Toltec, Parkin, Mound City, and Wickliffe, all of which contributed to a deeper understanding of the region's rich cultural heritage.
Enhanced by scholarly commentary and contextual analysis from the Morses, this edition bridges the history of archaeology and modern research, offering readers a vital reference for exploring the ancient societies, ceremonial landscapes, and Indigenous traditions of the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Towns and Temples Along the Mississippi
Edited by David H. Dye and Cheryl Anne Cox
University of Alabama Press, 1990
A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication
Discover the stories, structures, and spirit that shaped life along America’s greatest river.
Specialists from archaeology, ethnohistory, physical anthropology, and cultural anthropology bring their varied points of view to this subject in an attempt to answer basic questions about the nature and extent of social change within the time period. The scholars' overriding concerns include presentation of a scientifically accurate depiction of the native cultures in the Central Mississippi Valley prior and immediately subsequent to European contact and the need to document the ensuing social and biological changes that eventually led to the widespread depopulation and cultural reorientation. Their findings lead to three basic hypotheses that will focus the scholarly research for decades to come.
Contributors include:
George J. Armelagos, Ian W. Brown, Chester B. DePratter, George F. Fielder, Jr., James B. Griffin, M. Cassandra Hill, Michael P. Hoffman, Charles Hudson, R. Barry Lewis, Dan F. Morse, Phyllis A. Morse, Mary Lucas Powell, Cynthia R. Price, James F. Price, Gerald P. Smith, Marvin T. Smith, and Stephen Williams