The Moorehead Phase Occupation at the Emerald Acropolis

B. Jacob Skousen, Allison L. Huber

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The Emerald site, also known as the Emerald Acropolis, was an early Mississippian pilgrimage center key to Cahokia’s development. This paper presents the hitherto unpublished results of two archaeological projects conducted at the site, one led by Howard Winters and Stuart Struever in 1961 and the other by Robert Hall in 1964. These investigations produced the most comprehensive information on Emerald’s Moorehead phase (1200–1300 CE) occupation, during which two of its mounds were capped, a secondary mound was constructed on the central mound, and a mound-top structure was erected on this secondary mound. Similar activities took place throughout the region during the thirteenth century, a time marked by dramatic social, political, and religious change in Greater Cahokia. Based on these data, we argue that people returned to Emerald to memorialize or draw on the powers inherent there and thus reincorporate this place into the newly imagined thirteenth century Cahokian world.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)214-256
Number of pages43
JournalMidcontinental Journal of Archaeology
Volume43
Issue number3
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In: Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2018, p. 214-256.

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Skousen, BJ & Huber, AL 2018, 'The Moorehead Phase Occupation at the Emerald Acropolis', Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 214-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/01461109.2018.1449375
Skousen BJ, Huber AL. The Moorehead Phase Occupation at the Emerald Acropolis. Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology. 2018;43(3):214-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/01461109.2018.1449375
Skousen, B. Jacob ; Huber, Allison L. / The Moorehead Phase Occupation at the Emerald Acropolis. In: Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology. 2018 ; Vol. 43, No. 3. pp. 214-256.
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