Ridge-Top Mounds and the East St. Louis Mound Complex

Tamira K. Brennan; Sarah E. Baires

Ridge-Top Mounds and the East St. Louis Mound Complex

Illinois State Archaeological Survey

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Abstract

The discovery of a previously unknown ridge-top mound during the Illinois State Archaeological Survey's recent excavations at the East St. Louis Mound Complex reveals that landscape modification, interment of human remains, and carefully engineered layers of soil were integral not only to the mound-building process, but to the making of East St. Louis' community. Each mound-making act, at East St. Louis and throughout the Mississippian world, represented action imbued with meaning that was intended to make and maintain community at these centers. This paper overviews the events surrounding the construction of Main Street Mound and discusses them in the context of the ridge-top monuments and their use in the Greater Cahokia region.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	MAC 2014 Abstracts
Pages	47
State	Published - 2014

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