1938 Archaeological Survey of Norris Basin in Eastern Tennessee by William Webb

Description: This is the original 1938 publication, not the common modern reprint. Published by the U.S. Government Printing Office in soft cover. Packed with photographs, charts, maps and a fold-out map. Because the Tennessee Valley was planned to be flooded, work was undertaken to survey the archaeological sites that would wind up under water. The study included:Heatherley stone mounds -- Bowman Farm mounds -- Saltpeter Cave -- McCarty Farm mounds -- The Irvin village site at Caryville -- Hill Farm stone mounds -- Wilson Farm mound -- Richardson Farm mound -- Harris Farm mounds -- Ausmus Farm mounds -- Walters Farm village -- Wallace Cave -- Bullock Cave -- Hawkins Cave -- Johnson Farm cemetery -- Taylor Farm mound -- Lea Farm village and mounds -- Stiner Farm stone mounds -- Cox mound -- Ausmus burial cave -- Crawford farm mounds -- Freel Farm mound -- Doan Cave -- Rectangular structures -- Early history of the Norris Basin -- A study of the physical anthropology and pathology of the osteological material from the Norris Basin / by W.D. Funkhouser -- The ceramic remains from Norris Basin, Tennessee / by James B. Griffin -- Tree ring dating for southeastern mounds. Incredible amount of information was documented and presented in the book also known as Bulletin 118 from the Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology. This copy is in very good vintage condition. The binding is intact. Pages are clean and unmarked. The covers show age and use. One small area torn away near bottom spine end on front cover. Fading and color shift to covers, bumped corners. While the book is fully intact and complete, it is somewhat fragile due to age. 398 pages. Ships with USPS media mail, signature required.

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