Stephen Deere at The Southern News Services reports that archeologists are even more excited about the Dampier site since finding remnants of a stockade wall and copper ear spools. Previous to last Wednesday, 1000's of artifacts had been excavated at the Chesterfield, Mo. location, however the find of stockade walls leads scientists to assume that this was a permanent settlement and not just a temporary camping site. It's hoped that by learning more about other permanent outposts that light can be cast on the greater Cahokian picture.
I've not been able to track down any pictures of what they've found. The picture above is the classic visualization of what Cahokia itself looked like.
For the Southern News article, click here.
For the Associate Press version at BND.com, click here.
For my commentary on two free and dated studies of Cahokia, click here.
Dr. Zuko's site has some nice pictures. Click here.
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