Cahokia in Context - Hegemony and Diaspora (Hardcover)

At its height between AD 1050 and 1275, the city of Cahokia was the largest settlement of the Mississippian culture, acting as an important trade center and pilgrimage site. While the influence of Cahokian culture on the development of monumental architecture, maize-based subsistence practices, and economic complexity throughout North America is undisputed, new research in this volume reveals a landscape of influence of the regions that had and may not have had a relationship with Cahokia. Contributors find evidence for Cahokia's hegemony its social, cultural, ideological, and economic influence in artifacts, burial practices, and religious iconography uncovered at far-flung sites across the Eastern Woodlands. Case studies include Kinkaid in the Ohio River Valley, Schild in the Illinois River Valley, Shiloh in Tennessee, and Aztalan in Wisconsin. These essays also show how, with Cahokia's abandonment, the diaspora occurred via the Mississippi River and extended the culture's impact southward. Cahokia in Context demonstrates that the city's cultural developments during its heyday and the impact of its demise produced profound and lasting effects on many regional cultures. This close look at Cahokia's influence offers new insights into the movement of people and ideas in prehistoric America, and it honors the final contributions of Charles McNutt, one of the most respected scholars in southeastern archaeology.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series
Release date:	December 2019
Editors:	Charles H. McNutt • Ryan Parish
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	518
ISBN-13:	978-1-68340-082-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General
LSN:	1-68340-082-8
Barcode:	9781683400820

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