The Mississippian production of space through earthen pyramids and public buildings on the Georgia coast, USA

World Archaeology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 445-470

  Thompson, Victor D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthen pyramids; Mississippian; Native American; Social space; South east United States

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; IDEOLOGY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MISSISSIPPIAN; MONUMENT; POLITICAL HISTORY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL HISTORY; SPACE USE;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950742305     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438240903112435     Document Type: Article

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