The Snodgrass Site of the Powers Phase of Southeast Missouri 9780932206770, 9781951519056
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Table of contents :
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Plates
Preface
Acknowledgments
I. Mississippian Culture and the Powers Phase
Introduction to Mississippian Culture
The Place of the Powers Phase in Mississippian Culture
Mississippian Social Organization
II. The Powers Phase
Archaeological Survey of the Powers Phase Area
Environmental Variables of the Powers Phase
Extractive Processes of the Powers Phase
Material Culture of the Powers Phase
The Position of the Snodgrass Site in the Regional Settlement Pattern of the Powers Phase
III. Excavation of the Snodgrass Site
Site Description
Topography of the Site and Its Environs
Basis for Excavation of the Snodgrass Site
Preliminary Research on the Site
Excavation Techniques Employed on the Snodgrass Site
Excavated Areas on the Snodgrass Site, 1967-1972
IV. Nature of the Archaeological Remains at the Snodgrass Site
Types of Archaeological Features
Structure Dimensions and Size Distributions
Site and Structure Orientation
Destruction of the Snodgrass Site by Fire
V. Distribution of Projectile Points on the Snodgrass Site
Projectile Point Types
Distribution of Projectile Point Types
VI. Distribution of Ceramic Artifacts and Attributes
Wickliffe "Juice Press"
Sherd "Arrowshaft Abraders"
Pottery Trowels and Evidence of Pottery Making
Pottery Discs
Ceramic Ear Ornaments
Effigy Appendages
Lugs and Tabtails
Perforated and Bifurcated Jar Handles
Scalloped-Rim Bowls
Incised Sherds
Punctate Sherds
Noded Sherds
Notched Rimsherds
VII. Summary
Bibliography
Appendixes
Appendix A. Metric Data and Location of Structures on the Snodgrass Site
Appendix B. Provenience of the Material Used for the Distributional Analysis
Appendix C. Projectile Point Frequency and Distribution by Types
Appendix D. Radiocarbon Dates of the Powers Phase
Appendix E. Differential Jar Size in the Powers Phase
