Honors Theses
Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
First Advisor
Matthew Murray
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Jaketown (22HU505) is a significant prehistoric site that is located in the Lower Mississippi Valley. A collection from the University of Mississippi was found in storage and contained an amalgamation of surface collections from Jaketown undertaken during the 1950s and 1970s that were never analyzed and reported. Analysis of the artifacts that constitute the UM Collection may have a meaningful impact on our understanding of Jaketown's importance. Analysis enabled the identification of the number of Poverty Point attributes, diagnostic features of the Poverty Point culture period, present in the collection. Future research may lead to new knowledge about prehistoric settlement in Mississippi and provide new information about the Jaketown site.
Recommended Citation
Gochenauer, Alexandria Elizabeth, "An Analysis of the Archaeological Collection from the Jaketown (22HU505) site at The University of Mississippi" (2016). Honors Theses. 32.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/32
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