Meander Loops and the Cahokia Site
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2563005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles J Bareis (University of Illinois System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1964 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-91 |
| Publication date | 1964-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/277637 |
| OpenAlex | W2050750648 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
The locations of certain mounds at the Cahokia site indicate that the rate of Mississippi River channel migration in the American Bottoms in the Upper Mississippi Valley has differed from the rate of channel movement in the Lower Mississippi Valley. The American Bottoms was probably the most favorable section of the Mississippi River Valley for long-term prehistoric settlement with regard to location within the present meander belt of the river
Archaeology · Channel (broadcasting · Geography · Geomorphology · Geotechnical engineering · Hydrology (agriculture · Meander (mathematics · Physiographic province · Prehistory · River valley · Settlement (finance · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Geology · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1972 - 2004 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |