Archeological evidence for pimple (prairie) mound genesis
Aten LE and Bollich CN. 1981. Archeological evidence for pimple (prairie) mound genesis. Science. 213(4514):1375-1376
Archeological deposits have been discovered in three pimple mounds on the upper Texas coast. Such incorporation indicates that (i) these particular mounds are aggradational rather than erosional in origin; (ii) mound formation continued until at least A.D. 1100 to 1200; (iii) each mound took 300 to 500 years to form; (iv) mounds within the same mound field did not form simultaneously; (v) certain Gulf Coast pimple mounds have archeological research potential; and (vi) archeological data also offer a means for investigating mound formation.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Aten, Lawrence; Bollich, Charles
- Units
- BITH
- Keywords
- Aggradation, Archaeology, Artifacts, Genesis, Geology, Geomorphology, Gulf Coastal Plain, Holocene, Jefferson County, Landform Evolution, North America, pimple mounds, Pipkin Marsh, prairie mounds, Quaternary, Southwestern U.S., Stratigraphy, Texas, Upper Holocene