Investigations associated with the recently completed Avenue of the Saints highway project resulted in the documentation of two Late Woodland Ralls phase (cal A.D. 700–900) bluff-base settlements located in the Mississippi floodplain of northeastern Missouri. This article summarizes the result of excavations at both sites. Pottery consisted mostly of crushed rock and sand-tempered jars with cord-roughened exterior surfaces. Decoration on the orifice of vessels was very common. Burlington/Keokuk chert was the primary raw material used in the production of flaked tools and is assumed to be from local sources. Hafted bifaces were rare but when present mostly belonged to the Lowe and Scallorn clusters. The Ralls inhabitants were farmers cultivating a number of different starchy seed crops but not maize. Nut resources and fish were also important contributors to their diet. Based on artifact and feature data, both Avenue of the Saints sites represent short duration occupations by relatively small groups of people.

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密苏里州东北部两个晚林地拉尔斯阶段定居点的总结

与最近完成的圣徒大道 (Avenue of the Saints) 高速公路项目相关的调查记录了位于密苏里州东北部密西西比洪泛区的两个晚林地拉尔阶段 (cal AD 700–900) 断崖式定居点。本文总结了两个地点的挖掘结果。陶器主要由碎石和砂调质罐组成，外表面经过绳索粗糙处理。器皿口上的装饰很常见。Burlington/Keokuk 燧石是用于生产薄片工具的主要原材料，假定来自当地。Hafted bifaces 很少见，但出现时大多属于 Lowe 和 Scallorn 星团。Ralls 居民是种植多种不同淀粉种子作物但不种植玉米的农民。坚果资源和鱼类也是他们饮食的重要贡献者。根据人工制品和特征数据，圣徒大道的两个站点都代表了相对较小的人群的短期职业。