North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics
North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics
Database Report:
Site Name: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (2); Site Number: _____; County: Madison; State: IL; Country: USA; Ownership: State; Landform: Mississippi River Floodplain;
Date of Site: AD 800-1600s; Period Type: Prehistoric; Culture: Mississippian; Site Type: Fortified Settlement, Mounds; Site Size: at least 14 sq km;
Survey Type: Conductivity;
Instrument: Geonics EM31-D and Geonics EM38; Sampling Interval: 1-2 m x up to 50 m; 0.5-1 m x 1-9 m; Prospecting Depth: up to 6 m; up to 1.5 m; Area Surveyed: _____; Date of Survey: August 1987, June 1988, June 1989; Land Cover Type: Grass; Ground Truthing: Yes;
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Project Name: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, IL (2);
Reference: Dalan, R.A. (1991). Defining Archaeological Features with Electromagnetic Surveys at the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Geophysics 56(8):1280-1287 (used with permission).
Survey by: Rinita Dalan, Center for Ancient Studies, 206 Folwell Hall, and Institute for Rock Magnetism, 251 Shepherd Labs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
Survey for: Cahokia Mounds Museum Society;
Report Location: NA; Report Type: Journal Article;
