Koster: A Stratified Archaic Site in the Lower Illinois Valley

Name/Title

Koster: A Stratified Archaic Site in the Lower Illinois Valley

Entry/Object ID

L1974.1.59

Description

Koster: A Stratified Archaic Site in the Lower Illinois Valley is a report of the 1969 Field Season. The site is located in Greene County, Illinois on the farm of Theodore Koster, some 40 miles south of St. Louis, expected to be a Late Woodland and Mississippi culture. This report covers the first excavation at the site. The Cultural Components at each Horizon are discussed and analyzed as to the Artifacts, Features, Description of Debris, and Interpretation of Occupation. Included are many tables and figures. Inserted into this book are the following items: 74.1.60A and 74.1.60B-2 "The Koster Site", 7,000 Years of Life in the Illinois Valley (pamphlets) 74.1.61-a booklet, "Northwestern University Archaeological Field School" 74.1.62-a picture of cut-away section of the Koster site showing features and life ways on horizons 1/6/8/ & ll; and 74.1.63 through .74.1.67- 5 slides of the Koster site. 63/Softbound/Tables/Maps

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Artifacts, Excavation site, Prehistoric, Illinois, Koster Site

Book Details

Author

Houart, Gail L.

Place Published

City

Springfield

State/Province

Illinois

Date Published

1971

Call No.

Archaeology HO

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good