John F Scarry: 4 books
Lamar Archaeology
Mississippian Chiefdoms in the Deep South
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010
A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication
Lamar Archaeology provides a comprehensive and detailed review of our knowledge of the late prehistoric Indian societies in the Southern Appalachian area and its peripheries. These Lamar societies were chiefdom-level groups who built most of the mounds in...
Mississippian Towns and Sacred Spaces
Searching for an Architectural Grammar
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
Archaeologists and architects draw upon theoretical perspectives from their fields to provide valuable insights into the structure, development, and meaning of prehistoric communities.
Architecture is the most visible physical manifestation of human culture. The built environment envelops our...
Between Contacts and Colonies
Archaeological Perspectives on the Protohistoric Southeast
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2002
This collection of essays brings together diverse approaches to the analysis of Native American culture in the protohistoric period.
For most Native American peoples of the Southeast, almost two centuries passed between first contact with European explorers in the 16th century and colonization...
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
Chronology, Content, Contest
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
A timely, comprehensive reevaluation of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.
One of the most venerable concepts in Southeastern archaeology is that of the Southern Cult. The idea has its roots in the intensely productive decade (archaeologically) of the 1930s and is fundamentally tied to yet...