@article{a205630e9fea4033b33cab88cf715022,
title = "The Moorehead Phase Occupation at the Emerald Acropolis",
abstract = "The Emerald site, also known as the Emerald Acropolis, was an early Mississippian pilgrimage center key to Cahokia{\textquoteright}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 This paper presents the hitherto unpublished results of two archaeological projects conducted at the site, one led by Howard Winters and Stuart Struever in 1961 and the other by Robert Hall in 1964.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{\textquoteright}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.",
keywords = "ISAS, Illinois, Moorehead phase, Mississippian, Cahokia, Emerald Acropolis",
author = "Skousen, {B. Jacob} and Huber, {Allison L.}",
note = "Funding Information: The initial collection of data for this project was made possible by a predissertation research grant from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign{\textquoteright}s Department of Anthropology. Additional research at the Emerald site, conducted by the senior author, was funded by a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (1349157). Many thanks go to Tim Pauketat and Susan Alt for their advice, support, and encouragement during our research at Emerald. Thanks to the Illinois State Museum for allowing us to examine the 1960s collections; Terry Martin and Dee Ann Watt were very helpful and accommodating during our time at the museum. Terry Martin allowed us to use his comparative collections for the faunal analysis, and the late Robert Hall provided copies of his original documents and maps from his 1964 excavations—thanks to both of them. Finally, thanks to several anonymous reviewers for their comments on an earlier draft of this paper; they helped tremendously. The authors assume full responsibility for any errors in this manuscript. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, {\textcopyright} 2018 Midwest Archaeological Conference. Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2018",
month = sep,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1080/01461109.2018.1449375",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "43",
pages = "214--256",
journal = "Midcontinental journal of archaeology, MCJA",
issn = "0146-1109",
publisher = "Kent State University",
number = "3",
}