Moundville, near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is one of the largest
pre-Columbian mound sites in North America. Comprising twenty-nine
earthen mounds that were once platforms for chiefly residences and
temples, Moundville was a major political and religious center for
the people living in its region and for the wider Mississippian
world. A much-needed synthesis of the rapidly expanding
archaeological work that has taken place in the region over the
past two decades, this volume presents the results of multifaceted
research and new excavations. Using models deeply rooted in local
ethnohistory, it ties Moundville and its people more closely than
before to the ethnography of native southerners and emphasizes the
role of social memory and ritual practices both at the mound center
and in the hinterland, providing an up-to-date and refreshingly
nuanced interpretation of Mississippian culture.
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