TY - JOUR
T1 - A pre-Columbian map of the Mississippi?
AU - Norris, F. Terry
AU - Pauketat, Timothy R.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - A unique petroglyph panel in southeastern Missouri appears to be a cartographic depiction of the Mississippi River, a series of Middle Mississippian places, and, perhaps, social or political identities (ca. A.D. 1200-1400). The panel, part of the Commerce Quarry and Petroglyph site, sits adjacent to a millennia-old Mississippi River crossing on a prominent natural feature which also was a likely raw-material source for the production of quartzite chunkey stones. The Commerce map is the oldest known cartographic representation in eastern North America, marking a significant location in regional space and Mississippian cultural history.
AB - A unique petroglyph panel in southeastern Missouri appears to be a cartographic depiction of the Mississippi River, a series of Middle Mississippian places, and, perhaps, social or political identities (ca. A.D. 1200-1400). The panel, part of the Commerce Quarry and Petroglyph site, sits adjacent to a millennia-old Mississippi River crossing on a prominent natural feature which also was a likely raw-material source for the production of quartzite chunkey stones. The Commerce map is the oldest known cartographic representation in eastern North America, marking a significant location in regional space and Mississippian cultural history.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:49349094886
SN - 0734-578X
VL - 27
SP - 78
EP - 92
JO - Southeastern Archaeology
JF - Southeastern Archaeology
IS - 1
ER -