Mound centers and seed security a comparative analysis of botanical assemblages from middle woodland sites in the lower Illinois Valley /

At Middle Woodland sites in the eastern United States, excavations have uncovered naturalistic art worked on exotic materials from points as distant Wyoming, Ontario, and the Gulf Coast, revealing a network of ritual exchange referred to as the Hopewell phenomenon. Simultaneously, Middle Woodland so...

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Main Authors: Mueller, Natalie G.
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: SpringerBriefs in plant science
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5921-7
Summary: At Middle Woodland sites in the eastern United States, excavations have uncovered naturalistic art worked on exotic materials from points as distant Wyoming, Ontario, and the Gulf Coast, revealing a network of ritual exchange referred to as the Hopewell phenomenon. Simultaneously, Middle Woodland societies developed the earliest agricultural system in eastern North American using now-extinct native cultivars. Mound Centers and Seed Security: A Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley integrates an interpretation of these two historic.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (v, 67 p.) : ill.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781461459217 (electronic bk.)
1461459214 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: E99
CLC: K887.122