ABSTRACT Communal eating events or feasts were important activities associated with the founding and maintenance of Mississippian communities in the southeastern United States. More often than not, however, archaeological deposits of food refuse are interpreted along a spectrum, with household-level consumption at one end and community-wide feasting at the other. Here, we draw attention to the important ways that domestic food practices contributed to social events and processes at the community level. We examine ceramic, botanical, and faunal assemblages from two fourteenth-century contexts at Parchman Place (22CO511), a Late Mississippi period site in the northern Yazoo Basin. For the earlier deposit, everyday ceramics and plant foods combined with high-utility deer portions and exotic birds suggest potluck-style feasting meant to bring people together in the context of establishing a community in place. We interpret the later deposit, with its pure ash matrix, focus on serving wares, and purposeful disposal of edible maize and animal remains, as the result of activities related to maize harvest ceremonialism. Both practices suggest that household contributions in general and disposal of domestic food refuse in particular are critical yet underappreciated venues for creating and maintaining community ties in the Mississippian Southeast.

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Parchman Place 密西西比晚期遗址的美食和社区

摘要 公共饮食活动或宴会是与美国东南部密西西比社区的建立和维护相关的重要活动。然而，通常情况下，食物垃圾的考古沉积物是按照一个范围来解释的，一方面是家庭层面的消费，另一方面是全社区的盛宴。在这里，我们提请注意家庭饮食习惯对社区层面的社会事件和过程做出贡献的重要方式。我们研究了位于亚祖盆地北部密西西比晚期遗址 Parchman Place (22CO511) 的两个 14 世纪环境中的陶瓷、植物和动物群落。对于较早的存款，日常陶瓷和植物食品与高效能的鹿肉和异国情调的鸟类相结合，表明便餐式的盛宴旨在在建立社区的背景下将人们聚集在一起。我们将后期的沉积物及其纯灰基质解释为与玉米收获仪式相关的活动的结果，专注于提供商品，并有目的地处理可食用的玉米和动物遗骸。这两种做法都表明，在密西西比东南部建立和维持社区联系的一般家庭贡献和特别是家庭食物垃圾的处理是至关重要但未被充分重视的场所。作为与玉米收获仪式有关的活动的结果。这两种做法都表明，在密西西比东南部建立和维持社区联系的一般家庭贡献和特别是家庭食物垃圾的处理是至关重要但未被充分重视的场所。作为与玉米收获仪式有关的活动的结果。这两种做法都表明，在密西西比东南部建立和维持社区联系的一般家庭贡献和特别是家庭食物垃圾的处理是至关重要但未被充分重视的场所。