Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Background to the Archaeology of the Lower Ohio Valley -- Early Ohio Valley Archaeology -- Modern Ohio Valley Archaeology -- Terminology -- 2. Environments of the Lower Ohio Valley -- Localities -- Climate, Vegetation, and Landforms -- Ecology and Economy -- Economics and Politics -- 3. The First Settlers -- Introduction -- Early Climate and Environment -- Early Paleoindian -- Late Paleoindian -- Early Archaic (Post-Dalton) -- Middle Archaic -- Late Archaic -- The First 9000 Years -- 4. Early and Middle Woodland -- Introduction -- Early Woodland -- Middle Woodland -- The Transition to Late Woodland: Allison-La Motte Culture -- Conclusions -- 5. Late Woodland -- Introduction -- Lewis Phase -- The Stone Forts -- Other Late Woodland Complexes -- Terminal Late Woodland Complexes -- Overview of Late Woodland -- 6. Mississippian -- Mississippian Culture -- Mississippian in the Lower Ohio: Kincaid and Angel -- Other Related Complexes -- Mississippian Overview -- 7. Late Mississippian and Historic -- Depopulation -- Carborn-Welborn Phase -- Fort Ancient and Oneota -- Historic Indians in the Lower Ohio -- The Europeans -- Conclusions -- References -- Index.