Appendix A. Sequential Stages of Mound 72.
1. CHARNEL HOUSE (Fea. 225), POST PIT 1 (Fea. 1), POST PIT 2 (Fea. 204), WOODHENGE 72.
TIME: BEFORE A.D. 1000
Stage Fea. Alt. South East Comments
No. Fea. Grid Grid
1 1 865.5 83 Post Pit 1 (Fea. 1). Before 72Sub1
1 204 842 56 Post Pit 2 (Fea. 204). Before 72Sub2
1 206 6 844 58.6 Midden contemporary with PP 2 (Fea. 204)
1 225 213 841.2 50.6 Charnel House but not burials.
2. CONSTRUCTION OF MOUND 72SUB2 (probably contemporary with Stage 3).
TIME: ca. A.D. 1000
Stage Fea. Alt. South East Comments
No. Fea. Grid Grid
2 72.2 841.2 50.6 Primary Mound 72Sub2 using Charnel House as center.
2 205 5 842.4 56.6 Contains 22 burials, reworked Fea. 204.
2 219 225 840 49 Burials associated with Charnel House (Fea. 225).
2 230 849 49 Offering associated with Fea. 237. Alignment of Feas.230 and 235
to Fea. 2
2 235 847.5 52 Small clump of chert, rust stains, and pottery.
2 237 847 48 Burial pit with 19 individuals under Mound 72Sub2 contemporary with Feas. 205 and 219.
3. CONSTRUCTION OF MOUND 72SUB1 (probably contemporary with Stage 2).
TIME: ca. A.D. 1000
Stage Fea. Alt. South East Comments
No. Fea. Grid Grid
3 72.1 865.7 78.6 Submound 72Sub1. Post Pit 1.
3 101 865.7 78.6 Beaded Burial Group (Fea. 101) in Mound 72Sub1.
3 102 868 74.8 Burials with offerings in SW corner of Mound 72Sub1.
3 103 862.7 62.9 Extended burial (20) north of Beaded Burial (Fea. 101) E—W orientation
3 212 217 871.8 76.4 Empty pit on south side of 72Sub1.
3 236 847.6 48.6 Cache pit above burial pit Fea. 237.
4. REORIENTATION OF MOUND AXES.
TIME: After A.D. 1000
Stage Fea. Alt. South East Comments
No. Fea. Grid Grid
4 2 863.5 74.5 Small post pit, Fea. 2, and disturbance on west side of 72Sub1.
4 214 847.6 57 Burial pit under "altar" or SE extension of 72Sub2.
4 218 846 54 Pit with rust stains and spots, gray sandy fill.
4 221 848 58 Disturbed area east of Altar or Fea. 214.
5. CONSTRUCTION OF MOUND 72SUB3 BETWEEN MOUNDS 72SUB1 AND 72SUB2.
TIME: After A.D. 1050?
Stage Fea. Alt. South East Comments
No. Fea. Grid Grid
5 72.3 858.6 56.2 Primary Mound 72Sub3 built over Feas. 105 - Female Burial Pit- and 106 (Headless and Handless Males).
5 105 858.6 66.2 Female Burial Pit.
5 106 856.4 63.4 Headless and Handless burials (Fea. 106.)
6. SECOND REORIENTATION WITH LARGE BURIAL PITS ON SOUTHWEST EDGE OF MOUND.
TIME: Ca. A.D. 1100
Stage Fea. Alt. South East Comments
No. Fea. Grid Grid
6 104 868.1 76.4 Intrusive burials in 72Sub1. Over Fea. 102.
6 207 858 53.8 Later than Features 209 and 210. Fea. 207 is above 209 and 210.
6 208 859.7 53.6 Extended primary burial. Over Fea. 210.
6 209 858.8 53 Bundle burials.
6 210 859 51.6 May be litter burials. They appear to have been bound.
6 211 227 865 54 Part of large central midden, Fea. 227?
6 220 860.3 57.4 Bundle burial with partial disarticulation.
6 224 853.8 52.2 Empty pit similar to Fea. 212.
6 227 855.2 59 Large Central Midden. Composed of several features.
6 228 227 851 58 Shell heap or concentration. Part of Fea. 227.
6 229 864.8 58 Layered burial pit. Upper Layer on litters. Lower layer sacrificed.
6 231 227 Part of Fea. 227?
6 351 867.6 63.6 Unexcavated burial pits. Probably two pits similar to 208 and 210.
7. BURIAL PITS AND OTHER FEATURES INCLUSIVE AND INTRUSIVE INTO LAST MOUND.
Time: After A.D. 1100
Stage Fea. Alt. South East Comments
No. Fea. Grid Grid
7 223 233 862.6 58.8 North of Fea. 229. In fill of Primary Mound?
7 247 862 63 Total of 19 separate individuals including bundles, disarticulated, and semi-flexed.
7 248 863.1 62.7 Extended burial south of Fea. 247.
7 250 866.3 61.6 Two primary extended burials in pit possibly excavated in mound fill.
8. LATE INTRUSIVE BURIALS PITS.
TIME: After A.D. 1100
Stage Fea. Alt. South East Comments
No. Fea. Grid Grid
8 216 861.1 60.3 Late burial in or intrusive into final mound fill?
8 232 863 60 Partially disarticulated bundle burial. Late intrusive burial?
8 401 Feature "E"
8 402 Feature "P" -Malnourished female with Ear Spool.
10. FEATURES LACKING PROVENIENCE OR OTHER DEFINITIVE CHARACTERISTICS
Stage Fea. Alt. South East Comments
No. Fea. Grid Grid
10 215 Amorphous fired area - no coordinates given.
10 234 866 56 Disturbed area of mixed soil above Fea. 227.
10 240 863 60.2 Pit?
10 241 855.5 47 Pit?
10 245 862 63 ?
10 246 868 55 Large disturbed area. May be area under Fea. 247.
10 352 867 61 Disturbed area south of Feas. 250 and 351.
10 353 870 62 Disturbed area - part of Fea. 352?
10 354 873 53 Mound fill? Part of Fea. 234?
10 357 863 63 Disturbed area of black clay south of Burial 173.
10 358 867 67 Historic fire pit containing ash and burned clay.
10 359 866 66 Pit with limestone.
10 360 866 63 Sand fill near Fea. 351.
Fowler, M.L., J. Rose, B. Vander Leest, and S.R. Ahler (in press). The Mound 72 Area: Dedicated and Sacred Space in Early Cahokia. Illinois State Museum Reports of Investigation, No. 54. Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL.