Immigrants at the Mississippian polity of Cahokia: Strontium isotope evidence for population movement

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-127

  Slater, Philip A ^a,b   Hedman, Kristin M ^a   Emerson, Thomas E ^a  

^a University of Illinois   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cahokia; Migration; Mississippian; Mound 72; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; ISOTOPIC RATIO; POPULATION MIGRATION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

CAHOKIA; ILLINOIS; MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894280085     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.01.022     Document Type: Article

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