{"product_id":"kolomoki-thomas-j-pluckhahn-9780817350178","title":"Kolomoki: Settlement, Ceremony, and Status in the Deep South, A.D. 350 to 750","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive and systematic investigation of a Woodland period ceremonial center.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKolomoki, one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the southeastern United States, includes at least nine large earthen mounds in the lower Chattahoochee River valley of southwest Georgia. The largest, Mound A, rises approximately 20 meters above the terrace that borders it. From its flat-topped summit, a visitor can survey the string of smaller mounds that form an arc to the south and west.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchaeological research had previously placed Kolomoki within the Mississippian period (ca. A.D. 1000-1500) primarily because of the size and form of the mounds. But this book presents data for the main period of occupation and mound construction that confirm an earlier date, in the Woodland period (ca. A.D. 350-750). Even though the long-standing confusion over Kolomoki's dating has now been settled, questions remain regarding the lifeways of its inhabitants. Thomas Pluckhahn's research has recovered evidence concerning the level of site occupation and the house styles and daily lives of its dwellers. He presents here a new, revised history of Kolomoki from its founding to its eventual abandonment, with particular attention to the economy and ceremony at the settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study makes an important contribution to the understanding of middle range societies, particularly the manner in which ceremony could both level and accentuate status differentiation within them. It provides a readable overview of one of the most important but historically least understood prehistoric Native American sites in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas J. Pluckhahn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817350179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817350178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 5.96w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 1923\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 104 - Recommended\/Regional General","brand":"Thomas J. Pluckhahn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086958768383,"sku":"9780817350178","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cde14a29-0ecd-4f16-915d-105918778bdd.jpg?v=1769097482","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kolomoki-thomas-j-pluckhahn-9780817350178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}