Temples for Cahokia Lords: Preston Holder's 1955–1956 Excavations of Kunnemann Mound

Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Plates
Foreword, by John O\'Shea
Preface: Preston Holder (1907-1980)
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
	Problem Orientation
		Elite Residences, Sacred Temples, and Mounds in Southeast
		A Monument in Diachronic Perspective
	Late Prehistoric Chronology and Settlement Patterns
	Summary
Chapter 2. Historical Background
	The Kunnemann Tract Excavations of Gerard Fowke
	The Mound 10/11 Tumulus in the Twentieth Century
		The Mound 11 Excavations of Warren K. Moorehead
		Two Episodes of Mound Borrowing
		The 1955-1956 Excavations
		Archaeology since 1956 in the American Bottom
Chapter 3. The Excavations
	Features
	The Moorehead Profile
	Exploration Areas 1, 2, and 3
		Exploration Area 1
		Exploration Area 2
		Exploration Area 3
	The Borrow Pit Area
		Feature 40 and the Amorphous Pits
		The Burned Structure (Feature 3-5)
		The South Mound and Prepared Surface Feature 72
		Mound Fill Features 75 and 77, Prepared Surface(s) Feature 73
		Mound Fill Features 79, 130, 131, 132 and Prepared Surface Feature 74
		Mound Fill Features 81, 87, 114, and 129
		Upper Mound Strata
	Summary and Discussion
Chapter 4. Ceramics
	Method of Analysis
	Kunnemann Mound Ceramics
		Mound Fill Sherds
		Lohmann Phase Vessels
		Early Stirling Phase Vessels: Submound and Early Mound
		Stirling Phase Prepared Surface Feature 72 Ceramics
		Stirling Phase Prepared Surface Feature 73 Ceramics
		Stirling Phase Prepared Surface Feature 74 Ceramics
		Stirling Phase Prepared Surface Feature 93 Ceramics
		Late Stirling Phase Vessels in EA1
	Discussion
		Temporal Trends
		Possible Sacred-Elite Wares
		Conclusions
Chapter 5. Lithics
	Expedient-Tool Industry
	Microlithic Industry
	Formal Chert Tools
	Sandstone Artifacts
		Saws and Chisels
		Abraders
	Miscellaneous Artifacts
	Discussion
Chapter 6. Mollusc Shell Artifacts
	Marine Shell Ornaments and Manufacturing Debris
	Mussel Shell Artifacts
	Small Snail Shells
	Discussion
Chapter 7. Vertebrate Faunal Remains, by John R. Bozell
	Introduction and Background
	Method of Analysis
	Unmodified Remains
	Modified Remains
	Discussion
Chapter 8. Plant Remains, by Sandra L. Dunavan
	Methods
	Results
		Wood
		Nutshell, Seeds, Maize, and Other Botanical Remains
	Interpretations
Chapter 9. Woven Material
	The Feature 5 Fabric
	The Feature 74 Impressions
Chapter 10. Sacred Rhythms And Monumental Changes: Interpreting Craft, Temple, And Mound
	The Kunnemann Tract Residential Occupation and Craft Production
		Human Remains
		Craft Production
		The F3-5 Household
	The Kunnemann Mound Temples
		The Formal Qualities of Kunnemann Mound Temples
		Architectural Form and Function
	The Rhythm of Mound Construction
		Mound Comparisons
		Mound Structure and Function
		The Meanings of Mounds
		The Potential Implications of Gumbo Caps
	Conclusion: The Hands of Time
References Cited
Appendix I. Feature Inventory
Appendix II. Ceramic Jar Attributes
Appendix III. Ceramic Beaker and Bowl Attributes
Appendix IV. Other Ceramic Vessel Attributes
Appendix V. Vessel Body Sherds
Appendix VI. Decorated Vessel Body Sherds and Miscellaneous Ceramic Artifacts