Recent Excavations at the Buried Gardens of Kampsville: A Middle Woodland Habitation Site in the Lower Illinois River Valley

Carol E. Colaninno, Ariel E. Taivalkoski, Katie E. Leslie, Sedrie D. Hart, Alison Shepherd

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Abstract

The Buried Gardens of Kampsville (TBGOK, 11C373) is a Middle Woodland, bluff-base habitation site located in Kampsville, IL. TBGOK was excavated by the Center for American Archeology (CAA) during the 1970s and more recently by the CAA’s Education Program (2004 – 2013). This paper draws from the 1970s and recent excavations to review and expand our current understanding of TBGOK. The artifact assemblage from the 1970s excavations had a high frequency of Hopewell wares and non-local materials: artifacts associated with the Hopewell phenomenon. Frequencies of material classes from TBGOK are compared to those from Napoleon Hollow (11PK500) and Smiling Dan (11ST123). Napoleon Hollow has been considered a ritual camp, used while mortuary activities were conducted at nearby mound groups, and Smiling Dan represents a habitation site. Comparison of material assemblages from TBGOK to Napoleon Hollow and Smiling Dan help expand current interpretations of activities conducted by people living at TBGOK.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMAC, Midwest Archaeological Conference
StatePublished - 2013

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