TY - JOUR
T1 - The Morrison Site: evidence for Terminal Late Woodland mound construction in the American Bottom
AU - Betzenhauser, Alleen M.
AU - Pauketat, Timothy R.
AU - Watts Malouchous, Elizabeth
AU - Lopinot, Neal H.
AU - Marovitch, Daniel
N1 - Publisher: Illinois Archaeology: Journal of the Illinois Archaeology Survey
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Investigations at the Morrison (11MS1548) site during the 1990s revealed a previously unknown mound center dating to the early Edelhardt phase of the Terminal Late Woodland period (ca. A.D. 1000-1030). Located only 3 km from Monks Mound, the site is significant because it provides evidence suggesting mound and plaza construction occurred immediately preceding the rise of Cahokia as a sociopolitical and religious center. Excavations in 1994 confirmed the presence of one rectangular platform mound and a related residential occupation in close proximity. A hint of a later Lohmann phase (A.D. 1050-1100) revisit to the site, perhaps for commemorative purposes, is suggested by the presence of a white-on-red seed jar fragment.
AB - Investigations at the Morrison (11MS1548) site during the 1990s revealed a previously unknown mound center dating to the early Edelhardt phase of the Terminal Late Woodland period (ca. A.D. 1000-1030). Located only 3 km from Monks Mound, the site is significant because it provides evidence suggesting mound and plaza construction occurred immediately preceding the rise of Cahokia as a sociopolitical and religious center. Excavations in 1994 confirmed the presence of one rectangular platform mound and a related residential occupation in close proximity. A hint of a later Lohmann phase (A.D. 1050-1100) revisit to the site, perhaps for commemorative purposes, is suggested by the presence of a white-on-red seed jar fragment.
KW - ISAS
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M3 - Article
SN - 1050-8244
VL - 27
SP - 6
EP - 32
JO - Illinois Archaeology: Journal of the Illinois Archaeology Survey
JF - Illinois Archaeology: Journal of the Illinois Archaeology Survey
ER -