The process of plant domestication and subsequent adoption of agriculture have long been
viewed by archaeologists as key factors in the emergence of social and political complexity …

Population genetic and biological distance studies of Late Woodland and Mississippian
populations from west‐central Illinois have provided insight into a number of prehistoric …

This paper employs a practice-based framework for investigating early Mississippian period
culture contact and identity negotiation in the Central Illinois River Valley (CIRV) through the …

We investigated how Mississippian residents of the Central Illinois River Valley (CIRV)
altered their hunting strategies in response to climate change and warfare in the 13th and …

A new population genetics method is applied to discriminate between processes of
extraregional gene flow and intraregional biological continuity within and among three …

We consider the causes and timing of maize (Zea mays) intensification in the central Illinois
River valley and argue that an understanding of changes in maize production requires a …

Langford Tradition horticulture was long viewed as representing a marginalized form of
Middle Mississippian agriculture resulting from an adaptation to the less fertile landscapes …

The concept of the" Emergent Mississippian" as both a stage and a period is becoming
entrenched in the archaeological literature. Although some have questioned its utility on …

Cahokia's cultural influence altered patterns of social organization throughout the Midwest,
and this complex historical process warrants further interregional research. Ramey Incised …

Recent geophysical surveys at six sites in the Illinois River Valley (IRV), just north of the
Greater Cahokia area, provide new insights into the region's volatile era of Mississippian …