ANTH 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Eastern Agricultural Complex, Nucleated Village, Quetzalcoatl
18 Jan 2020
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Final quiz: one place you want to go, incorporate knowledge from class, jeopardy open book open note, online don"t have to come to class. Symbol of a hand with an eye surrounded by serpents considered evidence of the. Southeastern cult", thought to come from mesoamerica originally specifically the cult of. Not the only elements that show mesoamerican influence (eagle-men one of the castes associated with leaders and warriors along with jaguars) Mississippians (also sw) on periphery of the mesoamerican world so makes sense from a world system perspective. Not necessarily just an expression of mesoamerican cosmology, might have other elements that originate in the southeast, etc. , as well, likely influenced but not controlled, connections through trade (?) Late woodland replaces hopewell, nucleated villages rather than dispersed sites. Possibly result of population growth (?) but that doesn"t dovetail in with cahokia well. May be an attempt to stabilize a new form of agriculture (corn)
