{"product_id":"the-archaeology-of-arcuate-communities-martin-menz-9780817321970","title":"The Archaeology of Arcuate Communities: Spatial Patterning and Settlement in the Eastern Woodlands","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Arcuate Communities \u003c\/i\u003eis an edited collection of ten essays that illuminate how Indigenous communities of the Eastern Woodlands, from 10,000 BC to the 1550s, are analyzed and interpreted by archaeologists today. Volume editors Martin Menz, Analise Hollingshead, and Haley Messer define the persistent circular or \"arcuate\" pattern of Native settlements in this region as a spatial manifestation of community activities that reinforced group identity alongside plazas, mounds, and other architectural features. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The varied case studies in this volume focus on specific communities, how they evolved, and the types of archaeological data that have been used to assess them. Part I, \"Defining the Domestic Unit in Arcuate Communities,\" reveals social distinctions between households and household clusters in arcuate communities, how they differ in terms of stylistic patterns and exchange, and how they combined to form distinct social groups at different scales within a broader community. Part II, \"Organizing Principles of Arcuate Communities,\" broadens the scope to identify the organizing principles of entire arcuate communities, such as the central role of plazas in structuring their development, how the distribution of households and central features within communities was contested and reorganized, and the importance of mounds in both delineating arcuate communities and marking their position on the landscape. Part III, \"Comparison and Change in Arcuate Communities,\" comprises case studies that examine changes in the organization of arcuate communities over time. Rounding out the volume is a concluding chapter that assesses how and why communities around the world formed in circular patterns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A valuable resource for archaeologists, this collection will also be of interest to those seeking to learn about Native North American settlement, ceremony, and community organization. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Menz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817321977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817321970\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 06\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Martin Menz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46571187273983,"sku":"9780817321970","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f3f39fc-c412-4bf3-b86e-2276d633f7e2.jpg?v=1738807496","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-archaeology-of-arcuate-communities-martin-menz-9780817321970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}