The DaVincis of dirt: Geoarchaeological perspectives on Native American mound building in the Mississippi River basin

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-87

  Sherwood, Sarah C ^a   Kidder, Tristram R ^b  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthworks; Geoarchaeology; Micromorphology; Mississippi River basin; Mound Construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78951494554     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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