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

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dc.citation.firstpage534
dc.citation.issueNumber7
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Field Archaeology
dc.citation.lastpage550
dc.citation.volumeNumber48
dc.contributor.authorHerrmann, Edward W.
dc.contributor.authorHawkins, Rebecca A.
dc.contributor.authorFriberg, Christina M.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Jayne-Leigh
dc.contributor.authorRossen, Jack
dc.contributor.authorCosta, August G.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T15:51:00Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T15:51:00Z
dc.date.issued2023
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.
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/10.1080/00934690.2023.2259179
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2023.2259179
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/115494
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
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dc.titleFurrows Without Ridges: Evidence for an Agricultural Field at Angel Mounds (12Vg1), Southwestern Indiana, USA
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