TY - GEN
T1 - Investigating Mississippian Landscapes, Practice, and Identities Through Geophysics
AU - Skousen, B. Jacob
AU - Friberg, Christina
N1 - 76th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, November 6-9, 2019, Jackson, Mississippi
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Research has shown that geophysical survey can effectively locate and document Mississippian sites and monuments. In this paper, we explore the ability of geophysical data to address issues of Mississippian identity formation and change. We contend that broad patterns in settlement organization as well as more subtle, small-scale details of domestic features, both of which are observable in geophysical data, can shed light on how community and kin-group identities were structured, performed, negotiated, and experienced. We discuss our preliminary thoughts on how archaeologists can approach these issues and outline potential shortcomings of using geophysical data alone in such inquiries.
AB - Research has shown that geophysical survey can effectively locate and document Mississippian sites and monuments. In this paper, we explore the ability of geophysical data to address issues of Mississippian identity formation and change. We contend that broad patterns in settlement organization as well as more subtle, small-scale details of domestic features, both of which are observable in geophysical data, can shed light on how community and kin-group identities were structured, performed, negotiated, and experienced. We discuss our preliminary thoughts on how archaeologists can approach these issues and outline potential shortcomings of using geophysical data alone in such inquiries.
KW - ISAS
UR - https://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/SEAC2019ProgramBookforWeb.pdf
M3 - Conference contribution
VL - 62
T3 - Bulletin
SP - 93
BT - Proceedings of the 76th Annual Meeting
ER -