The Amahami Site and the Knife River Phase

The Amahami Site (32ME8), portions of which were salvaged in 1,971-1972, is the only site at which major excavations of materials from a documented pre-1837 smallpox epidemic Hidatsa occupation have been carried out. Donald J. Lehmer's instrumental assistance in the project and definitions of t...

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Published in:Plains anthropologist 1977-11, Vol.22 (78), p.101-103
Main Author: Dill, C. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Circles
Excavations
Lakes
Material culture
Valleys
Villages
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Summary:The Amahami Site (32ME8), portions of which were salvaged in 1,971-1972, is the only site at which major excavations of materials from a documented pre-1837 smallpox epidemic Hidatsa occupation have been carried out. Donald J. Lehmer's instrumental assistance in the project and definitions of the Heart River and Knife River Phases are reviewed. Architectural remains exposed at Amahami suggest that Hidatsa structures may not always fit the "expected" architectural format implied in G. L. Wilson's descriptions of such structures.
ISSN:0032-0447
2052-546X
DOI:10.1080/2052546.1977.11908857