essay

Southeastern Archaic mounds

archaeology of the mid-holocene southeast • Gainesville • Published In 1996 • Pages: 259-287

By: Russo, Michael.

Abstract
Russo examines shell mounds throughout the Southeast during the Archaic and discusses evidence that they were intentionally constructed as early as the Middle Archaic. The sites specifically discussed which date to the Middle Archaic are: Monte Sano, Hornsby Mounds, and LSU Campus Mounds in Louisiana; Horrs Island and Tick Island in Florida; and Frenchman's Bend, Hedgepeth, Stelly Mounds, and Watson Brake in Louisiana. Russo believes economies based on aquatic resources helped bring about sedentism and societies complex enough to build these mounds.
Subjects
Identification
Dating methods in archaeology
Religious and educational structures
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
Eastern Middle Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2001
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2000
Field Date
1992-1993
Coverage Date
Middle Archaic
Coverage Place
Southeast United States
Notes
Michael Russo
For bibliographical references see Anonymous, 1996.
LCCN
95045466
LCSH
Indians of North America--Southern States--Antiquities