ABSTRACT

Ceramic assemblages from pithouses at the Carson site in Mississippi show distinctly nonlocal trends that indicate Cahokian influence in the region. This study evaluates pottery collections from multiple locations with a focus on vessel shapes, slips, and nonlocal types. A minimum number of vessels was established for two contexts at Carson, and those vessels were analyzed based on manufacturing processes and stylistic modifications. Through a comparison of Carson pottery with assemblages from Cahokian neighborhoods, there is clear overlap between the decorative and functional practices in both collections. Factors such as the use of slips, vessel assemblage compositions, and quantitative measures highlight the Cahokian origins of the assemblages at Carson. In investigating Cahokian use of the wider North American landscape, Trempealeau in Wisconsin provides a point of comparison to understand the settlement at Carson and its deviation from local norms. In placing Cahokia in a wider context of interregional interactions, it is clear that landscapes and regions outside of the American Bottom such as that at Carson played a role in Cahokia's rise early in its history.

摘要

来自密西西比州卡森遗址坑洞的陶瓷组合显示出明显的非本地趋势，表明该地区有卡霍基人的影响。本研究评估了多个地点的陶器收藏，重点关注器皿形状、滑动和非本地类型。Carson 为两种情况确定了最少数量的容器，并根据制造过程和风格修改对这些容器进行了分析。通过将 Carson 陶器与 Cahokian 社区的组合进行比较，两个系列的装饰和功能实践之间存在明显的重叠。诸如使用单据、船只组合组成和定量测量等因素突出了卡森组合的 Cahokian 起源。在调查 Cahokian 对更广泛的北美景观的使用时，威斯康星州的 Trempealeau 提供了一个比较点，以了解卡森的定居点及其与当地规范的偏差。将 Cahokia 置于更广泛的区域间互动背景中，很明显，美国底部以外的景观和地区（例如卡森）在 Cahokia 历史早期的崛起中发挥了作用。