The King George Island Mounds site (16LV22): a late archaic mound complex along the lower Amite River
The King George Island Mounds site (16LV22) is one of four conical mound sites located along the lower Amite River in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Gagliano originally reported the site in 1957 as containing two conical mounds. Initially, it was postulated that the Lower Amite River mounds might dat...
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ftlouisianastuir:oai:digitalcommons.lsu.edu:gradschool_theses-2151 2023-06-11T04:13:42+02:00 The King George Island Mounds site (16LV22): a late archaic mound complex along the lower Amite River Vasbinder, Fiona Helena 2005-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/1152 https://doi.org/10.31390/gradschool_theses.1152 https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/context/gradschool_theses/article/2151/viewcontent/uc.pdf unknown LSU Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/1152 doi:10.31390/gradschool_theses.1152 https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/context/gradschool_theses/article/2151/viewcontent/uc.pdf LSU Master's Theses southeast Louisiana Social and Behavioral Sciences text 2005 ftlouisianastuir https://doi.org/10.31390/gradschool_theses.1152 2023-05-28T18:59:41Z The King George Island Mounds site (16LV22) is one of four conical mound sites located along the lower Amite River in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Gagliano originally reported the site in 1957 as containing two conical mounds. Initially, it was postulated that the Lower Amite River mounds might date to the Marksville period based on the similarities of shape. Recent research conducted at the site indicates that the site may contain up to five conical mounds that date to the Late Archaic period. Geomorphological, pedological, and archaeological data indicate an initial Archaic occupation. Archaic period artifacts were recovered from excavations above, in, and below a buried A horizon at the King George Island Mounds site. These included exotic lithic materials, dart points, four-sided drills, pebble-pointed hammerstones, and microlithic drills. Radiocarbon dates of the buried A horizon in the ridge provide a Late Archaic terminus post quem for activity at the site. Despite the recent research, site function remains unclear. The lack of evidence of residential features may indicate that the King George Island Mounds site served ceremonial and/or territorial functions. Text King George Island LSU Digital Commons (Louisiana State University) King George Island |
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The King George Island Mounds site (16LV22) is one of four conical mound sites located along the lower Amite River in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Gagliano originally reported the site in 1957 as containing two conical mounds. Initially, it was postulated that the Lower Amite River mounds might date to the Marksville period based on the similarities of shape. Recent research conducted at the site indicates that the site may contain up to five conical mounds that date to the Late Archaic period. Geomorphological, pedological, and archaeological data indicate an initial Archaic occupation. Archaic period artifacts were recovered from excavations above, in, and below a buried A horizon at the King George Island Mounds site. These included exotic lithic materials, dart points, four-sided drills, pebble-pointed hammerstones, and microlithic drills. Radiocarbon dates of the buried A horizon in the ridge provide a Late Archaic terminus post quem for activity at the site. Despite the recent research, site function remains unclear. The lack of evidence of residential features may indicate that the King George Island Mounds site served ceremonial and/or territorial functions. |
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