Abstract
For 60 years, the origin of an iconographically significant example of Southeastern Mississippian symbolic art has been enmeshed in error and ambiguity. A trail of sleuthing over 25 years provides information used to assess museum curation records and published clues from 1887 to the present, contextualizing the mystery and finally allowing identification of a specific Mississippian period cemetery of origin for the so-called Moundville spider.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 23-34 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- ISAS
- Perry
- Gorget
- Moundville
- Spider
- Motif
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Archaeology
- Archaeology