An Archaeological Survey of Wheeler Basin on the Tennessee River in Northern Alabama (Classic Reprint)

An Archaeological Survey of Wheeler Basin on the Tennessee River in Northern Alabama (Classic Reprint)
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Publisher : Forgotten Books
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 0265990963
ISBN-13 : 9780265990964
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Synopsis An Archaeological Survey of Wheeler Basin on the Tennessee River in Northern Alabama (Classic Reprint) by : William S. Webb

Excerpt from An Archaeological Survey of Wheeler Basin on the Tennessee River in Northern Alabama Summary of unexcavated sites in Wheeler Basin In Lauderdale County, Ala In Lawrence County, Ala In Madison County, Ala In Marshall County, Ala_ In Morgan County, Ala In Limestone County, Ala. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee

New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee
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Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9780817319052
ISBN-13 : 0817319050
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Synopsis New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee by : David H. Dye

4. Reinterpreting the Shell Mound Archaic in Western Tennessee: A GIS-Based Approach to Radiocarbon Sampling of New Deal-Era Site Collections - Thaddeus G. Bissett -- 5. Depression-Era Archaeology in the Watts Bar Reservoir, East Tennessee - Shannon Koerner and Jessica Dalton-Carriger -- 6. WPA Excavations at the Mound Bottom and Pack Sites in Middle Tennessee, 1936-1940 - Michael C. Moore, David H. Dye, and Kevin E. Smith -- 7. Reconfiguring the Chickamauga Basin - Lynne P. Sullivan

A New Deal for Southeastern Archaeology

A New Deal for Southeastern Archaeology
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Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9780817307912
ISBN-13 : 0817307915
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Synopsis A New Deal for Southeastern Archaeology by : Edwin A. Lyon

Utilizing primary sources that include correspondence and unpublished reports, Lyon demonstrates the great importance of the New Deal projects in the history of southeastern and North American archaeology. New Deal archaeology transformed the practice of archaeology in the Southeast and created the basis for the discipline that exists today.

Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940–1947

Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940–1947
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Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Total Pages : 626
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ISBN-10 : 9780817350222
ISBN-13 : 0817350225
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Synopsis Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940–1947 by : Philip Phillips

Documents prehistoric human occupation along the lower reaches of the Mississippi River A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication The Lower Mississippi Survey was initiated in 1939 as a joint undertaking of three institutions: the School of Geology at Louisiana State University, the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, and the Peabody Museum at Harvard. Fieldwork began in 1940 but was halted during the war years. When fieldwork resumed in 1946, James Ford had joined the American Museum of Natural History, which assumed co-sponsorship from LSU. The purpose of the Lower Mississippi Survey (LMS)—a term used to identify both the fieldwork and the resultant volume—was to investigate the northern two-thirds of the alluvial valley of the lower Mississippi River, roughly from the mouth of the Ohio River to Vicksburg. This area covers about 350 miles and had been long regarded as one of the principal hot spots in eastern North American archaeology. Phillips, Ford, and Griffin surveyed over 12,000 square miles, identified 382 archaeological sites, and analyzed over 350,000 potsherds in order to define ceramic typologies and establish a number of cultural periods. The commitment of these scholars to developing a coherent understanding of the archaeology of the area, as well as their mutual respect for one another, enabled the publication of what is now commonly considered the bible of southeastern archaeology. Originally published in 1951 as volume 25 of the Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, this work has been long out of print. Because Stephen Williams served for 35 years as director of the LMS at Harvard, succeeding Phillips, and was closely associated with the authors during their lifetimes, his new introduction offers a broad overview of the work’s influence and value, placing it in a contemporary context.