Kenneth E. Sassaman

Among southeastern Indians pottery was an innovation that enhanced the economic value of native foods and the efficiency of food preparation.

The southeastern United States has one of the richest records of early human settlement of any area of North America. This book provides the first state-by-state summary of Paleoindian and Early Archaic research from the region, together with an appraisal of models developed to interpret the data

This volume provides a comprehensive, broad-based overview, including first-person accounts, of the development and conduct of archaeology in the Southeast over the past three decades.

By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this book explores the sources of power and organization among Archaic societies.

A synthesis of research on earthenware technologies of the Late Archaic Period in the southeastern U.S.