TY - GEN
T1 - Construction and Conflagration: Contextualizing the Stirling Phase Communities of the East St. Louis Mound Complex
AU - Betzenhauser, Alleen
AU - Rohe, Robert W.
N1 - 69th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, November 7-10, 2012, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Recent investigations at east St. Louis Mounds Complex revealed a Stirling phase occupation characterized by both concentrated subcommunities with associated plazas, community buildings, and temples as well as more dispersed habitation throughout the site area. These Stirling phase features exhibit marked architectural diversity, and their distribution and construction point to planned community designs. Previous investigations yielded evidence for a possible termination of site occupation after the Stirling phase directly related to a widespread conflagration. We will review evidence that largely supports such an assertion and will attempt to determine the contexts of, and possible causes for, the burning event.
AB - Recent investigations at east St. Louis Mounds Complex revealed a Stirling phase occupation characterized by both concentrated subcommunities with associated plazas, community buildings, and temples as well as more dispersed habitation throughout the site area. These Stirling phase features exhibit marked architectural diversity, and their distribution and construction point to planned community designs. Previous investigations yielded evidence for a possible termination of site occupation after the Stirling phase directly related to a widespread conflagration. We will review evidence that largely supports such an assertion and will attempt to determine the contexts of, and possible causes for, the burning event.
KW - ISAS
UR - https://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/annual-meeting/past-meetings/
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Bulletin
SP - 28
BT - Proceedings of the 69th Annual Meeting
PB - Southeastern Archaeological Conference
ER -