The Cumberland River Archaic of Middle Tennessee

by Tanya M. Peres and Aaron Deter-Wolf

For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the Middle Cumberland River Valley harvested shellfish for food and raw materials then deposited the remains in dense concentrations along the river. Very little research has been published on the Archaic period shell mounds in this region. Demonstrating that nearly forty such sites exist, this volume presents the results of recent surveys, excavations, and laboratory work as well as fresh examinations of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1683400836
• ISBN13: 9781683400837
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University of Florida Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"