ABSTRACT Busycon discs, barrels, rings, and columellas, Leptoxis and Prunum shell beads, and stone and coal beads from Webb and Moore excavations at Indian Knoll (15OH2) are discussed in this paper as the author seeks to determine how beads were deployed to convey social information during the Archaic period. After wrestling with the count of beads (ca. 27,337) and the number of burials (ca. 260) with beads, the types of beads are tallied and measurements given based on the author’s examination of beads. The presence and distribution of beads in the shell-bearing stratum and the hardpan, and their distribution among women, men, and subadults, are explored. The beads appear to have been assembled rather than manufactured as sets. An argument is made that shell beads were used at Indian Knoll as regalia for members of and victims of a hunt god/spirit cult. Leptoxis sashes are identified in 36 burials and discussed as regalia. Bead co-occurrence with atlatls, faunal species, and violent death is examined as part of the hypothesized cult rituals.

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印度小山的珠子

摘要 本文讨论了来自印第安诺尔 (15OH2) 的 Webb 和 Moore 挖掘的 Busycon 圆盘、桶、环和小柱、Leptoxis 和 Prunum 贝壳珠以及石头和煤珠，因为作者试图确定如何部署珠子以传达古风时期的社会信息。在与珠子的数量（约 27,337 个）和用珠子埋葬的数量（约 260 个）搏斗后，根据作者对珠子的检查，计算出珠子的类型并给出测量值。探讨了带壳层和硬盘中珠子的存在和分布，以及它们在女性、男性和亚成人中的分布。这些珠子似乎是组装而成的，而不是成套制造的。有人认为贝壳珠在印第安诺尔被用作狩猎神/精神崇拜的成员和受害者的象征。在 36 座墓葬中发现了 Leptoxis 腰带，并被称为王权。作为假设的邪教仪式的一部分，研究了珠子与 atlatls、动物物种和暴力死亡的共同出现。