Finding the Everyday: Coles Creek Non-Mound Spaces in the Natchez Bluffs

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

There has been a long-standing interest in the Coles Creek (A.D. 700-1000) mound centers of the Natchez Bluffs region in the Lower Mississippi Valley (LMV), however, work focused on non-mound spaces is lacking. Few Coles Creek structures that are unassociated with mounds have been excavated, which makes answering questions about everyday life and settlement patterns difficult. Over the summer of 2023, I conducted archival work and preliminary survey to locate previously recorded non-mound Coles Creek sites in the Natchez Bluffs. Here, I present results from this work and propose a methodology for future survey and analysis to identify additional non-mound spaces and everyday activities carried out within those spaces. This study will provide a better understanding of the daily lived experiences of Coles Creek peoples outside of monumental mound centers and the role of the home in the Natchez Bluffs landscape.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39409.0