Furrows Without Ridges: Evidence for an Agricultural Field at Angel Mounds (12Vg1), Southwestern Indiana, USA

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dc.citation.firstpage534en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber7en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Field Archaeologyen_US
dc.citation.lastpage550en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber48en_US
dc.contributor.authorHerrmann, Edward W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHawkins, Rebecca A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFriberg, Christina M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Jayne-Leighen_US
dc.contributor.authorRossen, Jacken_US
dc.contributor.authorCosta, August G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T15:51:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-05-03T15:51:00Zen_US
dc.date.issued2023en_US
dc.description.abstractEvidence of precontact agricultural practices demonstrating how and where crops were grown is often scant because of poor preservation and modern land use practices. As a result, relatively few sites have been identified that document farm fields or garden beds. We document remnants of a ridge and furrow agricultural system found at Angel Mounds, an important regional Mississippian site, in Indiana, USA. Researchers have identified many different cultigens from Angel Mounds, but the location, type, and age of fields had not been identified previously. Our research team recovered data indicating that the third terrace of Angel Mounds supported ridge and furrow agriculture where villagers grew maize, beans, and gourds for several centuries. This study suggests that agricultural evidence is extant in buried contexts and that these features are easily overlooked using traditional geophysical and survey techniques.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHerrmann, E. W., Hawkins, R. A., Friberg, C. M., Thomas, J.-L., Rossen, J., & Costa, A. G. (2023). Furrows Without Ridges: Evidence for an Agricultural Field at Angel Mounds (12Vg1), Southwestern Indiana, USA. Journal of Field Archaeology, 48(7), 534–550. https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2023.2259179en_US
dc.identifier.digitalFurrowsWithoutRidgesen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2023.2259179en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/115494en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
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dc.titleFurrows Without Ridges: Evidence for an Agricultural Field at Angel Mounds (12Vg1), Southwestern Indiana, USAen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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