Excavation of Eleven Archaic and Woodland Sites in the Divide-Cut Section of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterways, Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
Abstract
Eleven aboriginal sites were excavated to mitigate the data loss from the effects of construction in the Divide-Cut Section of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Site descriptions, field methods employed and descriptions of material recovered are presented. Two contrasting sets of sites based upon two physiographic variables are discussed. Assemblage-level comparisons are made between sites lying north or south of Tennessee Valley Divide, and between sites located on bottoms of terraces. Results of these comparisons suggest that sites located north and south of the Divide are not significantly different and sites located on terraces are oriented more toward lithic tool production than are bottom sites. Temporal utilization, based upon projectile point typology, is shown for the ten sites which yielded projectile points. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA107143
Entities
People
- Kenneth M. Binkley
Organizations
- University of Mississippi