Although it has been occupied for as long and possesses a mound-building tradition of considerable scale and interest, Muller contends that the archaeology of the lower Ohio River Valley�from the confluence with the Mississippi to the falls at Louisville, Kentucky � remains less well-known that that of the elaborate mound-building cultures of the upper valley. This study provides a synthesis of archaeological work done in the region, emphasizing population growth and adaptation within an ecological framework in an attempt to explain the area�s cultural evolution.
1: Background to the Archaeology of the Lower Ohio Valley; 2: Environments of the Lower Ohio Valley; 3: The First Settlers; 4: Early and Middle Woodland; 5: Late Woodland; 6: Mississippian; 7: Late Mississippian and Historic
