Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940–1947

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CONTENTS Foreword Stephen Williams Preface Introduction to 2003 Edition Stephen Williams VB IX xi ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL VALLEY, 1940-1947 Section I: The Geographic Setting Section II: The Archaeological Field Work Section III: Classification of the Pottery Section IV: Distribution of Some Mississippi 5 39 61 Period Vessel Shapes and Features 157 Section V: Seriation Analysis of Potter Collections 219 Section VI: Stratigraphy 239 Section VII: Correlation ofArchaeological Sequences with Recent Drainage History 295 Section VIII: Analysis of Occupation Site Plans 309 Section IX: Identification of Sites from Documentary Source 347 Section X: Summary and Conclusions 425 References Collotype Figures About the Indexes Indexes: Main Index Site Descriptor Index Pottery Descriptor Index Other Artifacts Index 461 473 531 533 555 557 563 ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES FIGURES I-I. James A. Ford, Fall 1939 Xlll 1-2. James B. Griffin, Fall 1939 Xlll 1-3. Philip Phillips, Fall 1939 XlV 1-4. Ford plowing a long furrow in Northeast Arkansas, Spring 1940 XXVlI 1-5. Griffin at the Vernon Paul site in Northeast Arkansas, 1 April 1940 XXVlll 1-6. Phillips, some years later in his study in Bolton TABLES XXVlll I-1. Staffing of the Field Programs of the Lower Mississippi Survey, 1940-1947 XVlll 1-2. Excavated Sites XXlll ...