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Title
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Sixteenth-Century European Metal Artifacts from the Marengo Complex, Alabama
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Date
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2024
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Bibliographic Citation
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Knight, Vernon J., Jr., and Dumas, Ashely A. 2024. Sixteenth-century European metal artifacts from the Marengo complex, Alabama. Southeastern Archaeology, 1–21. https://doi-org.libproxy.usouthal.edu/10.1080/0734578X.2024.2393032
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Summary of the analyses of metal artifacts from the 16th century Marengo complex (possible site of Mabila)
Article focuses on the iron objects that were analyzed as being possible material from the Soto and Luna expeditions across the Southeast
Discusses interesting observations on the modification/use/reuse of European metal (iron, brass, copper, silver) objects by Indigenous peoples, specifically horseshoes, nails/spikes, chain, candlesticks, chisels, stirrups, hasp, cartographic tool, and UID objects.
This is the largest collection of 16th century European artifacts recovered in Alabama, and also from non-grave contexts
Interpretations of the Indigenous handling of materials is intriguing, from the smashing of candlesticks are reminiscent of the 1597 Guale uprising where chalices were deliberately smashed and broken, to the distribution of the original forms across the Marengo complex.