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No. 22
The Archaeology of the East St. Louis Mound Center, Part II: The Northside Excavations
edited by Andrew C. Fortier with contributions by Stephanie Daniels, Fred A. Finney, Andrew C. Fortier, Eve A. Hargrave, Douglas K. Jackson, Michael F. Kolb, Elizabeth M. Scott, and Mary Simon
(2007) 502 pages; 48 tables; 241 figures; 0 plates
978-1-930487-16-1
Edition: Paperback
Price: $30.00
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The East St. Louis (ESTL) Mound Center represents the second largest Mississippian town and mound center in North America. Long thought to have been destroyed by modern urban development recent archaeological investigations by ITARP have revealed remains of a deeply buried (by historic rubble and fills) Mississippian ceremonial precinct bordered by remnants of intact mound and plaza fills. Investigations reported in this volume occurred along a narrow pipeline transect paralleling the Northside of existing Interstate 55/70. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) work along the Southside of the interstate has previously been reported as Part I. Those excavations also revealed intact remains of buried mound fills, as well as public structures, a storage compound, and a palisade. Northside investigations, reported as Part II in this volume, took place over a two year period and uncovered a sequence of mound, plaza, house, post pit, and storage compound construction unrivaled anywhere in the Midwest, with the possible exception of its nearby sister city at Cahokia. The Southside and Northside investigations together provide a remarkable first glimpse into the structure and activities of the ESTL Mound Center.
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