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ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON SOUTH CAROLINA ARCHAEOLOGY

MARCH 2, 2013 USC COLUMBIA --GAMBRELL HALL ROOM 250

 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Mound-top Precincts and the Coming of the Birdman: Insights into Etowah’s History from Remote Sensing and Iconography. Adam King

Etowah is most famous for its enormous earthen platform mounds and the spectacular array of Native American ritual objects recovered from mortuary contexts. We have known that these were part of Etowah’s history for decades. However, only recently have studies of the meaning of ancient Mississippian symbolism—iconography—begun to reveal the fascinating story behind those ritual objects. At the same time, advances in remote sensing techniques have allowed us to examine the site’s mounds and village areas without digging, exposing new kinds and novel arrangements of architecture. In this talk I blend this new information with what is known about Etowah to create a new synthesis of site’s history. 

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