Archaeology And Ceramics At The Marksville Site (anthropological Pappers : No. 56)

The Marksville site, which is believed to be contemporaneous with and connected to Hopewell sites in Ohio and Illinois, is in Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana, in the Lower Mississippi Valley. In this volume, Alan Toth compiles information drawn from three early archaeological excavations at Marksville. The excavations were led by Gerard Fowke in 1926; Frank M. Setzler and James A. Ford in 1933; and Robert S. Neitzel and Edwin B. Doran in 1939. Includes a ceramic analysis for all three excavations, black and white photographs of ceramics, and 14 tables of ceramic counts. Contents Acknowledgements List of Tables List of Figures Introduction I. A Background for Marksville Archaeology The Setting Marksville geography Marksville geology Site features History of Marksville Archaeology Early references Excavation by Fowke Swanton's contribution Setzler's recognition of Hopewellian connections Excavation by Setzler and Ford Excavation by Neitzel and Doran Excavation by Ryan II. The Marksville Site Collections A Note on Ceramic Typology Marksville Ceramic Analysis Ceramics from the 1926 excavations Ceramics from the 1933 excavations Ceramics from the 1939 excavations Conclusion Bibliography Appendix