Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Plates
Foreword, by John O'Shea
Preface: Preston Holder (1907-1980)
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Elite Residences, Sacred Temples, and Mounds in Southeast
A Monument in Diachronic Perspective
Late Prehistoric Chronology and Settlement Patterns
Summary
Chapter 2. Historical Background
The Kunnemann Tract Excavations of Gerard Fowke
The Mound 11 Excavations of Warren K. Moorehead
Two Episodes of Mound Borrowing
The 1955-1956 Excavations
Archaeology since 1956 in the American Bottom
Features
The Moorehead Profile
Exploration Areas 1, 2, and 3
Exploration Area 1
Exploration Area 2
Exploration Area 3
Feature 40 and the Amorphous Pits
The Burned Structure (Feature 3-5)
The South Mound and Prepared Surface Feature 72
Mound Fill Features 79, 130, 131, 132 and Prepared Surface Feature 74
Upper Mound Strata
Summary and Discussion
Method of Analysis
Kunnemann Mound Ceramics
Lohmann Phase Vessels
Early Stirling Phase Vessels: Submound and Early Mound
Stirling Phase Prepared Surface Feature 72 Ceramics
Stirling Phase Prepared Surface Feature 73 Ceramics
Stirling Phase Prepared Surface Feature 93 Ceramics
Temporal Trends
Possible Sacred-Elite Wares
Conclusions
Microlithic Industry
Saws and Chisels
Abraders
Miscellaneous Artifacts
Discussion
Marine Shell Ornaments and Manufacturing Debris
Mussel Shell Artifacts
Discussion
Introduction and Background
Unmodified Remains
Modified Remains
Discussion
Wood
Nutshell, Seeds, Maize, and Other Botanical Remains
Interpretations
The Feature 74 Impressions
The Kunnemann Tract Residential Occupation and Craft Production
Craft Production
The Formal Qualities of Kunnemann Mound Temples
Architectural Form and Function
The Rhythm of Mound Construction
Mound Comparisons
Mound Structure and Function
The Potential Implications of Gumbo Caps
Conclusion: The Hands of Time
References Cited
Appendix I. Feature Inventory
Appendix II. Ceramic Jar Attributes
Appendix III. Ceramic Beaker and Bowl Attributes
Appendix IV. Other Ceramic Vessel Attributes
Appendix V. Vessel Body Sherds
Appendix VI. Decorated Vessel Body Sherds and Miscellaneous Ceramic Artifacts