Shell Gorgets Styles of the Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric Southeast

Jeffrey P. Brain, Philip Phillips, Susan P. Sheldon

Paperback (01 Dec 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Engraved shell gorgets are found throughout prehistoric southeastern North America. The artistic sophistication of these gorgets lends itself to the sensitive stylistic and chronological analysis offered here. In part one of this volume, the gorgets are classified into styles; in part two, described archaeological sites are analyzed for associations and chronology; and in part three, information about the gorgets is correlated with other artifactual evidence, and patterns of intersite distribution are examined for chronological insights and dynamic interpretations.

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Peabody Museum Press

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Book information

ISBN:	9780873658126
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Imprint:	Peabody Museum Press
Pub date:	01 Dec 1996
DEWEY:	736.6
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	526
Weight:	1710g
Height:	292mm
Width:	227mm
Spine width:	27mm