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Possible Antecedents of the Middle Mississippian Ceramic Complex in Northeastern Arkansas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2017

S. C. Dellinger  and
S. D. Dickinson
S. C. Dellinger
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
S. D. Dickinson
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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The ceramic complex of the Middle Mississippian phase in northeast Arkansas is comparatively well known, though its origin and relationships are still obscure. Holmes and Moore described and classified this ware, but were unable to place it chronologically. Vaillant later pointed out certain striking analogies between the vessel forms from this area and those from Mexico, Central and South America, but his study was made from the standpoint of horizontal distribution.

Although the examples which he illustrates are quite suggestive of a Latin American origin, Vaillant's hypothesis is most strongly supported by specific types which have a composite silhouette. It is true that these forms are characteristic of the Arkansas Middle Mississippian complex; but they are complemented by a great number of simple vessels which are either plain or have elementary intaglio and relief designs.

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Research Article
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American Antiquity , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , October 1940 , pp. 133 - 147
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1940

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