Archeological Records of Naiad Mussels Along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway,
Abstract
Ongoing construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway has focused the attention of the malacological community on the potentially threatened mollusk populations that inhabit the upper Tombigbee River. A number of studies document the mussel species which inhabit the Tombigbee River and its tributaries. Important studies include Hinkley (1906), van der Schalie (1939, 1981), Williams and Stansbery (1972), and Yokley (1975, 1980, 1982). These studies describe historical mussel populations but do not speculate upon their prehistoric makeup. In the absence of prehistoric accounts malacologists can speculate on the makeup of past mussel populations by utilizing archeological evidence. Recent archeological excavation in connection with the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway has discovered five sites which contained sufficient mussel valves to make analysis worthwhile. These five sites are: Kellogg (22C1527), Yarborough (22C1814), Lubbub Creek (1Pi85), 1Gr1x1, and 1Gr2 (Figure 1). The Mobile District contracted for and supervised the excavations of these sites.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP003067
Entities
People
- N. D. Robison
Organizations
- Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers