A Spatial Analysis of Bounded Cemeteries at the Town Creek Site (AD 1150-1400) in the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina

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dc.contributor.advisorDaniel, I. Randolph
dc.contributor.authorFord, Paige
dc.contributor.departmentAnthropology
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-26T11:54:37Z
dc.date.available2016-08-26T11:54:37Z
dc.date.created2016-05
dc.date.issued2016-07-25
dc.date.submittedMay 2016
dc.date.updated2016-08-25T16:10:03Z
dc.degree.departmentAnthropology
dc.degree.disciplineMA-Anthropology
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.degree.nameM.A.
dc.description.abstractPrevious mortuary studies have explored the links between the presence of bounded cemeteries and the existence of corporate groups within ancient communities. This thesis examines two cemeteries at Town Creek, a Mississippian civic-ceremonial center located in the southern Piedmont of North Carolina that was occupied from approximately AD 1150-1400. The site consists of a platform mound and central plaza surrounded by archaeological features indicative of kin group cemeteries. The spatial distribution of individuals, artifacts, and select burial attributes within each cemetery are used to investigate variability between groups, and to place these groups within the context of the site's history. Analysis suggests the presence of distinct sub-groups of burials within each cemetery, and comparisons among cemeteries suggest that considerable variation in spatial arrangement occurred among cemeteries. Through examination and comparison of the internal structure of such spatially discrete areas, archaeologists can continue to investigate the creation of social memory and identity of corporate kin groups as a method of understanding connections to economic and political control.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/5924
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subject.lcshSpatial analysis (Statistics) in archaeology
dc.subject.lcshCemeteries--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshTown Creek Site (N.C.)
dc.subject.lcshCollective memory
dc.subject.lcshGroup identity
dc.titleA Spatial Analysis of Bounded Cemeteries at the Town Creek Site (AD 1150-1400) in the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
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