The construction and use of Cahokia's Grand Plaza

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-146

  Alt, Susan M ^a   Kruchten, Jeffery D ^b   Pauketat, Timothy R ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cahokia; Mississippian; Monument construction; Plazas; Social organization; Structured deposits

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951867925     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346910X12707321520594     Document Type: Review

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