Culture Summary
essay 2020 Lorenz, Karl G. (Karl Gregory)

NatchezNorth America > Eastern Woodlands
This is a culture summary of the Natchez. Information is presented on major aspects of Natchez culture....

The Natchez of southwest Mississippi
essay 2000 Lorenz, Karl G. (Karl Gregory)

NatchezNorth America > Eastern Woodlands
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 organiz...

A re-examination of Natchez sociopolitical complexity
article 1997 Lorenz, Karl G. (Karl Gregory)

NatchezNorth America > Eastern Woodlands
This study tries to square the historical and archaeological data on the Natchez, focusing on sociopolitical organization and settlement hierarchy. The author concludes that the Natchez were a weak "cycling" chiefdom where the authority of the two pr...