Mica Symbolism from a Late Irene Mortuary Site
Author(s): Thomas Blaber; Nicholas Triozzi; Anna Semon
Year: 2017
Summary
Recent excavations at the Fallen Tree Mortuary Complex (9Li8) on St. Catherines Island, GA have recovered over 20 shaped mica artifacts and dozens of fragments associated within three Late Mississippian adult male burials. This non-local material was purposely shaped and interred with the individuals. In this poster, I will discuss what the symbolism of the mica and examine the location and orientation of the mica discs on the individuals. In addition, I will compare the mica to several other artifacts types that may have overlapping symbolism within the site.
Cite this Record
Mica Symbolism from a Late Irene Mortuary Site. Thomas Blaber, Nicholas Triozzi, Anna Semon. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2017 ( tDAR id: 430296)
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Keywords
Geographic Keywords
North America - Southeast
Spatial Coverage
min long: -91.274; min lat: 24.847 ; max long: -72.642; max lat: 36.386 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 17624