| A World Engraved: Archaeology of the Swift Creek Culture First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Williams, Mark (Editor), Saunders, Rebecca (Contribution by), Marsh, Alan (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0817309128 ISBN-13: 9780817309121 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 975.01 |
| LCCN: 98009001 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.2" W x 9.29" (1.27 lbs) 374 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Georgia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This major summary of the current state of archaeological research on the Swift Creek culture is the first comprehensive collection ever published concerning the Swift Creek people. The Swift Creek people, centered in Georgia and surrounding states from A.D. 100 to 700, are best known from their pottery, which was decorated before firing with beautiful paddle-stamped designs--some of the most intricate and fascinating in the world. Comprehensive in scope, this volume details the discovery of this culture, summarizes what is known about it at the present time, and shows how continued improvements in the collection and analysis of archaeological data are advancing our knowledge of this extinct society. Although they know nothing of Swift Creek language and little about its society, archaeologists have collected valuable information about the |