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The Cumberland River Archaic of Middle Tennessee (Hardcover)
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The Cumberland River Archaic of Middle Tennessee (Hardcover)
Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series
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For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the Middle Cumberland
River Valley harvested shellfish for food and raw materials then
deposited the remains in dense concentrations along the river. Very
little research has been published on the Archaic period shell
mounds in this region. Demonstrating that nearly forty such sites
exist, this volume presents the results of recent surveys,
excavations, and laboratory work as well as fresh examinations of
past investigations that have been difficult for scholars to
access. In these essays, contributors describe an emergency
riverbank survey of shell-bearing sites that were discovered,
reopened, or damaged in the aftermath of recent flooding. Their
studies of these sites feature stratigraphic analysis, radiocarbon
dating, zooarchaeological data, and other interpretive methods.
Other essays in the volume provide the first widely accessible
summary of previous work on sites that have long been known.
Contributors also address larger topics such as GIS analysis of
settlement patterns, research biases, and current debates about the
purpose of shell mounds. This volume provides an enormous amount of
valuable data from the abundant material record of a fascinating
people, place, and time. It is a landmark synthesis that will
improve our understanding of the individual communities and broader
cultures that created shell mounds across the southeastern United
States. A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley
P. Bullen Series.
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