Pine Mountain Revisited: An Archeological Study in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Abstract
As part of the cultural resources investigations for Pine Mountain Lake, 220 acres of lowlands were surveyed, three previously recorded sites were revisited, 10 new archeological loci were discovered and the historic village of Cove City and its cemetery were recorded. Two lowland sites and 15 bluff shelter overhangs were tested, and the location of another shelter was narrowed down to one of two locations. The 1934 collections from the three rock shelter sites were restudied with the first presentation of much of the earlier data. In the first culture-historical reconstruction for the basin, cultural components were found dating between the early Archaic period and the twentieth century. Caddoan peoples probably inhabited the valley and traveled to ceremonial centers downstream, such as Parris Mound, which were connected to the larger Caddoan interaction sphere through the Spiro site in Oklahoma. Various data are described on geomorphology, subsistence, land use, silt-stone horticultural tools, and weaving. The 1975 recommendations for further research are integrated with the 1979 results, providing a summary of the status of all cultural resources affected by the proposed Pine Mountain Lake project.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA124246
Entities
People
- Neal L. Trubowitz