New Approach to the Shields Mound: Recent Testing of the North Side Ramp
Author(s): Emily Jane Murray; Keith Ashley
Year: 2016
Summary
Shields Mound is one of two large burial mounds that compose the Mill Cove Complex, an early Mississippian period site located near the mouth of the St. Johns River in Northeast Florida. First excavated by C. B. Moore in the 1890s, the sand mound held hundreds of burials as well as exotic goods such as copper, galena, mica and two ground stone spatulate celts. More recently, the University of North Florida has investigated nearby components of the complex, including several habitation middens and a feasting or ritual area situated about 50 meters from the mound. This paper explores the results of testing of a ramp-like feature that approaches the Shields Mound from the north - a section of the mound that Moore did not excavate.
Cite this Record
New Approach to the Shields Mound: Recent Testing of the North Side Ramp. Emily Jane Murray, Keith Ashley. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Orlando, Florida. 2016 ( tDAR id: 404738)
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Keywords
General
Florida
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Mound
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Southeastern Archaeology
Geographic Keywords
North America - Southeast
Spatial Coverage
min long: -91.274; min lat: 24.847 ; max long: -72.642; max lat: 36.386 ;