Bretton T. Giles is assistant research professor in sociology, anthropology, and social work at Kansas State University.Shawn P. Lambert is assistant professor of anthropology and senior research associate with the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University.

In chapters ranging from the Georgia coast to the Caddo area, readers will engage with detailed analyses of motifs and designs, move back and forth between archaeological artifacts and Native American narratives, and gain new perspectives about the use and meanings of objects.”- Mary Beth Trubitt, University of Arkansas;“This volume takes Mississippian imagery studies to the next step, going beyond the important concerns of defining methodology and identifying styles and referents to ask topical questions and explore alternative theoretical frames.”- Adam King, editor of Archaeology in South Carolina: Exploring the Hidden Heritage of the Palmetto State.

Bretton T. Giles is assistant research professor in sociology, anthropology, and social work at Kansas State University.Shawn P. Lambert is assistant professor of anthropology and senior research associate with the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University.

In chapters ranging from the Georgia coast to the Caddo area, readers will engage with detailed analyses of motifs and designs, move back and forth between archaeological artifacts and Native American narratives, and gain new perspectives about the use and meanings of objects.”- Mary Beth Trubitt, University of Arkansas;“This volume takes Mississippian imagery studies to the next step, going beyond the important concerns of defining methodology and identifying styles and referents to ask topical questions and explore alternative theoretical frames.”- Adam King, editor of Archaeology in South Carolina: Exploring the Hidden Heritage of the Palmetto State.

Bretton T. Giles is assistant research professor in sociology, anthropology, and social work at Kansas State University.Shawn P. Lambert is assistant professor of anthropology and senior research associate with the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University.

In chapters ranging from the Georgia coast to the Caddo area, readers will engage with detailed analyses of motifs and designs, move back and forth between archaeological artifacts and Native American narratives, and gain new perspectives about the use and meanings of objects.”- Mary Beth Trubitt, University of Arkansas;“This volume takes Mississippian imagery studies to the next step, going beyond the important concerns of defining methodology and identifying styles and referents to ask topical questions and explore alternative theoretical frames.”- Adam King, editor of Archaeology in South Carolina: Exploring the Hidden Heritage of the Palmetto State.