Spiro Mound copper / by Henry W. Hamilton, Jean Tyree Hamilton, Eleanor F. Chapman.
- Title
- Spiro Mound copper / by Henry W. Hamilton, Jean Tyree Hamilton, Eleanor F. Chapman.
- Published by
- [Columbia] : Missouri Archaeological Society, 1974.
- Author
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- Description
- xii, 212 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Copper was an important and fascinating part of the culture of the people who built Spiro Mound. This work is a detailed report on the embossed copper from the excavations at Spiro Mound.
- Series statement
- Memoir - Missouri Archaeological Society ; no. 11
- Missouri Archaeological Society. Memoir ; no. 11.
- Subject
- Contents
- Introduction -- The Spiro site -- Some earlier digging at the Spiro site -- The commercial excavation of Spiro -- The placement of copper in Spiro Mound -- The nineteen plates from the stack -- Hawk dancers, elders in hawk regalia and hawks -- Head plates -- Geometric plates -- Copper covered wooden plaques -- Ceremonial killing of artifacts at Spiro and elsewhere -- Baskets containing sheet copper -- Stockpile of new and used copper plate parts -- Unembossed plates -- Ornaments -- Plates from other sites -- Use of copper by indians in historic times -- Discussion and interpretation -- Miscellaneous copper and copper covered objects -- Summary and conclusions.
- Owning institution
- Harvard Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 194-200.
- Processing action (note)
- committed to retain