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Built on a flat terrace overlooking the Black Warrior River in Alabama, the Moundville ceremonial center was at its height a densely occupied town of approximately 1,000 residents with at least 29 earhen mounds surrounding a central plaza. Today Moundville is not only one of the largest and best-preserved Mississippian sites in the United States but also one of the most intensively studied. This volume brings together nine Moundville specialists who trace the site's evolution and eventual decline. CONTRIBUTORS: Vernon J. Knight Jr., Lauren M. Michals, Christopher S. Peebles, Mary Lucas Powell, C. Margaret Scarry, Margaret J. Schoeninger, Mark R. Schurr, Vincas P. Steponaitas, and Paul D. WelchPeebles, Christopher S. is the author of 'Archaeology of the Moundville Chiefdom: Chronology, Content, Contest', published 2007 under ISBN 9780817354213 and ISBN 0817354212.
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