Supernaturals in the Confluence Region

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Abstract

Mississippian statuary and effigy items have often been interpreted as representations of supernatural beings. An area rich in such imagery is the Mississippi and Ohio River confluence region. These items are often made from fluorite along the lower Ohio while flint clay was favored in the American Bottom. Though these items differ in presentation and depositional contexts, a thematic comparison of the corpus demonstrates shared symbolism that hints at a common ideological basis between these regions.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 71th Annual Meeting
PublisherSoutheastern Archaeological Conference
Pages36
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference - Greenville, United States
Duration: Nov 12 2014Nov 15 2014

Publication series

NameBulletin
Number57

Conference

Conference2014 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityGreenville
Period11/12/1411/15/14

Keywords

  • ISAS

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