A study of the chronological placement of selected Mississippian-period occupations within the Ackerman unit of the Tombigbee National Forest

Author

Andrew Mickens Triplett

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Rafferty, Janet

Committee Member

Peacock, Evan

Committee Member

Hogue, Homes S.

Date of Degree

12-13-2008

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Applied Anthroplogy

Degree Name

Master of Arts

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures

Abstract

The timing of Mississippian-period occupations in the North Central Hills physiographic region of Mississippi has been debated. Some researchers believe they occurred in conjunction with Late Woodland period occupations during the Early Mississippian period, while others assert they were later, in either the Late Mississippian or early Protohistoric periods. A program of systematic shovel testing, excavation and frequency seriation was used to delineate Mississippian-period occupations and test the cultural lineage between them and Late Woodland period occupations at nine sites on the Ackerman Unit of the Tombigbee National Forest.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/15511

Recommended Citation

Triplett, Andrew Mickens, "A study of the chronological placement of selected Mississippian-period occupations within the Ackerman unit of the Tombigbee National Forest" (2008). Theses and Dissertations. 291.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/291