Title:
Early Indians Described as "Rather Sophisticated"
Author:
Seth King
Subjects:
archaeology
Koster Excavation
Mississippi River valley
Koster Excavation
Mississippi River valley
Object ID:
Scr-001-059
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publication Place:
Illinois
Pubication Date:
02/26/1975
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Indians in the central Mississippi River Valley in 6500 BC were sophisticated, as shown by Koster Excavation at Kampsville in west-central Illinois. They were not primitive people just struggling to survive. Article enumerates findings and their implications.
Search Terms:
archaeology
Koster Excavation
Mississippi River valley
Koster Excavation
Mississippi River valley