Reconstruction of the bastion of the stockade, which surrounded
the town. At Angel, the stockade surrounded only three sides,
the south side of the site fronting on Three Mile Island Chute,
a part of the Ohio River separated from the site by an island.
Small stones found around the bastions may have been used as
defensive weapons. The mud daub protected the wood of the bastion
from the weather.
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Reconstruction of house interior,
Angel Site. At least some of the houses at Angel Site were
semi subterranean, although this one is not. Note plastered
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Wall construction, detail. Pottery
trowels were used to smooth the mud mixed with grasses which
covered the interior and exterior walls. Some fragments of
painted daub have been found at Angel; in historical times,
explorers commented upon the painted walls of the southeastern
Indians. |
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Pecans and walnuts were among the
food resources at Angel, along with corn and collected wild
foods. Several nut crackers such as this have been found
at Angel. Angel Mounds Museum. |
Owl effigy vessel, found
with the burial of an infant. Other goods included in the
grave included red filmed pottery and two bottles. In view
of the age of the child, such grave goods almost certainly
indicate ascribed status. Angel Mounds Museum. |
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