Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, Missouri. Phillips Spring, Missouri: Report of the 1978 Investigations.
Abstract
The 1978 excavation of Phillips Spring in the lower Pomme de Terre River Valley added information that may allow for a refined model of cultural and environmental interaction on the western flank of the Missouri Ozarks. Phillips Spring is a cornerstone in the knowledge of an early horticultural complex that preceded domestication of plants native in the East. Investigations prior to 1978 established that Phillips Spring: had tropical cultigens (cucurbits) which predate 4000 radiocarbon years; had excellent preservation of wild and domesticated plant remains; had stratigraphically defined living floor and storage pit features for much of the Late Archaic and Woodland periods and was the only known Pomme de Terre valley site having a partial Holocene pollen record, primarily of the early or middle Holocene. The 1978 investigations were designed to supplement information gained in previous excavation. The systematic recovery of ethnobotanical remains and radiocarbon samples from well-defined stratigrahic contexts was a prime objective. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA147627
Entities
People
- M. Kay
Organizations
- Illinois State Museum