1. A Mississippian Mace at Iroquoia's Southern Door.
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Giles, Bretton T. and Knapp, Timothy D.
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CHERT implements , *STONE implements , *MISSISSIPPIAN culture , *ARCHAEOLOGICAL discoveries , *ANTIQUITIES - Abstract
This paper documents a Mississippian chipped stone mace, found by Lyle Edger, an amateur collector, in an agricultural field in Nichols, NY, along the Susquehanna River. This crown-form mace is made out of Dover chert and was probably produced by Mississippian people who lived in Middle Tennessee, circa A.D. 1200-1400. We argue that the Nichols Mace could have been acquired by Iroquoian people as the result of either a gift or diplomatic negotiations. We conclude that the meanings the mace held for Iroquoian people were likely tied to how they acquired it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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