Temples for Cahokia Lords: Preston Holder's 1955–1956 Excavations of Kunnemann Mound

Pauketat, Timothy R.

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Temples for Cahokia Lords: Preston Holder's 1955–1956 Excavations of Kunnemann Mound

Timothy R. Pauketat with contributions by John R. Bozell, Sandra L. Dunavan, and a foreword by John O'Shea

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Preston Holder, a brilliant iconoclast, excavated these mounds in 1955. Decades later, the excavation still stands as one of the best-documented major excavations of the Cahokia area. This volume, meticulously researched and written, is the book Holder never completed. Pauketat also includes the massive research and theoretical developments that have emerged since 1957.

Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Plates
Foreword, by John O'Shea
Preface: Preston Holder (1907-1980)
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
- Problem Orientation
  - 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 10/11 Tumulus in the Twentieth Century
  - The Mound 11 Excavations of Warren K. Moorehead
  - Two Episodes of Mound Borrowing
  - The 1955-1956 Excavations
  - Archaeology since 1956 in the American Bottom
Chapter 3. The Excavations
- Features
- The Moorehead Profile
- Exploration Areas 1, 2, and 3
  - Exploration Area 1
  - Exploration Area 2
  - Exploration Area 3
- The Borrow Pit Area
  - Feature 40 and the Amorphous Pits
  - The Burned Structure (Feature 3-5)
  - The South Mound and Prepared Surface Feature 72
  - Mound Fill Features 75 and 77, Prepared Surface(s) Feature 73
  - Mound Fill Features 79, 130, 131, 132 and Prepared Surface Feature 74
  - Mound Fill Features 81, 87, 114, and 129
  - Upper Mound Strata
- Summary and Discussion
Chapter 4. Ceramics
- Method of Analysis
- Kunnemann Mound Ceramics
  - Mound Fill Sherds
  - 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 74 Ceramics
  - Stirling Phase Prepared Surface Feature 93 Ceramics
  - Late Stirling Phase Vessels in EA1
- Discussion
  - Temporal Trends
  - Possible Sacred-Elite Wares
  - Conclusions
Chapter 5. Lithics
- Expedient-Tool Industry
- Microlithic Industry
- Formal Chert Tools
- Sandstone Artifacts
  - Saws and Chisels
  - Abraders
- Miscellaneous Artifacts
- Discussion
Chapter 6. Mollusc Shell Artifacts
- Marine Shell Ornaments and Manufacturing Debris
- Mussel Shell Artifacts
- Small Snail Shells
- Discussion
Chapter 7. Vertebrate Faunal Remains, by John R. Bozell
- Introduction and Background
- Method of Analysis
- Unmodified Remains
- Modified Remains
- Discussion
Chapter 8. Plant Remains, by Sandra L. Dunavan
- Methods
- Results
  - Wood
  - Nutshell, Seeds, Maize, and Other Botanical Remains
- Interpretations
Chapter 9. Woven Material
- The Feature 5 Fabric
- The Feature 74 Impressions
Chapter 10. Sacred Rhythms And Monumental Changes: Interpreting Craft, Temple, And Mound
- The Kunnemann Tract Residential Occupation and Craft Production
  - Human Remains
  - Craft Production
  - The F3-5 Household
- The Kunnemann Mound Temples
  - The Formal Qualities of Kunnemann Mound Temples
  - Architectural Form and Function
- The Rhythm of Mound Construction
  - Mound Comparisons
  - Mound Structure and Function
  - The Meanings of Mounds
  - 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

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Published: 1993

Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology

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978-1-951538-00-2 (ebook)
978-0-915703-33-3 (paper)

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Memoirs

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Archaeology:New World

Temples for Cahokia Lords: Preston Holder's 1955–1956 Excavations of Kunnemann Mound

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Contents