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The Cherokees of Tuckaleechee Cove
Jon Marcoux
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This volume explores culture change and persistence within a late seventeenth-century Cherokee community in eastern Tennessee.
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Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Preface and Acknowledgments, by Boyce Driskell
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1. Introduction
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2. Pox, Empire, Shackles, and Hides: The English Contact Period in the Southeast 1670–1740
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The Shatter Zone: 1670–1740
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Cherokee Communities in the Midst of the Shatter Zone: 1670–1740
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Summary and Implications
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3. A Brief Review of Contributions to the Archaeology of Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Cherokee Communities
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Cherokee Potting Traditions
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Cherokee Foodways
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Cherokee Involvement in European Trade
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Cherokee Architecture and Community Organization
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Current Concerns and Research Questions
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4. The Setting and Archaeology of the Townsend Sites
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Physical and Cultural Geography Surrounding the Little River Valley
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The Tuckaleechee Towns
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Archaeology In and Near Tuckaleechee Cove and Excavations at the Townsend Sites
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Conclusion
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5. Architecture
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Ethnohistoric Descriptions of Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Cherokee Architecture
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Archaeological Descriptions of Cherokee Architecture
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Cherokee Architecture at the Townsend Sites
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Summary and Implications
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6. Features
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Feature Descriptions
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Assessing Cherokee Pit Use and Abandonment at Townsend
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Comparisons of Cherokee Subterranean Food Storage Practices among Townsend Households and Beyond
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7. Pottery Description and Analysis
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The Overhill and Qualla Pottery Series
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Cherokee Pottery at Townsend
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Variability among Townsend Household Pottery Assemblages
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Summary and Conclusions
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8. Stone Implements from Cherokee Contexts at the Townsend Sites by Boyce Driskell, Jeremy Sweat, Katherine McMillan, Stephen Carmody, Phyllis Rigney, and Erik Johanson
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Rationale for Analysis of Stone Artifacts from the Townsend Sites
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Methods of Analysis of Stone Tools and Debris
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Procurement of Stone by the Inhabitants of Tuckaleechee Cove
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Cherokee Utilization of Stone in Tuckaleechee Cove
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Stone Tools in Cherokee Contexts
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Conclusions
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9. Glass Trade Beads
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The Glass Trade Bead Assemblage from 40Bt89, 40Bt90, and 40Bt91
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Chronology from Glass Beads: The English Period in the Southeast, circa A.D. 1607–1783
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10. Cherokee Foodways in Tuckaleechee Cove by Kandace D. Hollenbach, Judith A. Sichler, and Jessica L. Vavrasek
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Plant Analysis
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Faunal Analysis
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Discussion
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Summary
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11. Summary and Conclusions
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Research Results
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Conclusions
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Directions for Future Research
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Appendix A. Participants in the Townsend Archaeological Project, 1999 to 2010
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Appendix B. Data Recorded for Body Sherds in the Ceramics Sample
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Appendix C. Data Recorded for Rim Sherds in the Ceramics Sample
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Appendix D. Botanical Remains from Cherokee Contexts
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Appendix E. Faunal Remains from Cherokee Contexts
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References Cited
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Published: 2012
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- 978-1-951519-74-2 (ebook)
- 978-0-915703-79-1 (paper)