The making and meaning of a Mississippian axe-head cache

• Autores: Timothy R. Pauketat, Susan M. Alt
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 78, Nº 302, 2004, págs. 779-797
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The recent discovery of a cache of 70 groundstone axe-heads at the Grossmann site, near Cahokia, in the Mississippi valley prompts a new interpretation of the commemorative and ritual value of such deposits. The makers of these axe-heads seem to belong to a community of specialists who had a contributory role in the foundation of the Cahokia polity.