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The Natchez of southwest Mississippi
Indians of the greater Southeast • Gainesville, Fla. • Published In 2000 • Pages: 142-177
By: Lorenz, Karl G. (Karl Gregory).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This introduction to the Natchez focuses on the archaeology of the Late Prehistoric (1200 AD- 1550 AD), Protohistoric (1550 AD-1680 AD) and Historic (1680 AD-1730 AD) periods, with particular attention to the descent system and sociopolitical organization.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Historical and archival research
- Location
- History
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Classes
- Regulation of marriage
- Rule of descent
- Form and rules of government
- Chief executive
- External relations
- Political parties
- Instigation of war
- Burial practices and funerals
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Natchez
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2019
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1200-1731
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Adams, Jefferson, and Claiborne counties, Mississippi, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Karl G. Lorenz
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-177)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 99049534
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Natchez Indians