Book
The Bacon Farm site and a buried site reconnaissance
[Tennessee Valley Authority] • (21) • Published In 1978 • Pages: viii, 151
By: Chapman, Jefferson.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
More than 350 backhoe trenches were excavated along the Little Tennessee River to locate buried sites to generate a settlement pattern and to test 'the validity of the location model' (page 2) of where buried sites should be found on alluvial terraces. The sampling was specifically looking for Archaic sites but also sampled two Woodland sites. 'Extensive testing coupled with the waterscreening of excavated sediments were conducted at Bacon Farm.' (page 4). This document provides a detailed report on the Bacon Farm excavations, describing the excavation proceedures, the stratigraphy, the plant remains, and the artifact and feature findings. This site is similar to the Icehouse Bottom, Patrick and Rose Island sites (see Chapman in eHRAF documants nos. 2 and 9). Forty-five other buried sites are briefly described. Only the data that pertain to the Early Archaic (Upper Kirk tradition and Birfurcate tradition, not Kirk Stemmed phase), or as the document states, a generic Archaic cultural affiliation for the other buried sites, were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Location
- Topography and geology
- Lithic industries
- Heating and lighting equipment
- Weapons
- General tools
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Eastern Early Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2005
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- fall 1976 and summer 1977
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Early Archaic; 9105±190 BP-8760±210 BP (7155±190 B.C.-6810±210 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Bacon Farm site (40LD35), lower Little Tennessee River valley, Tennessee, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Jefferson Chapman
- Submitted in accordance with National Geographic Society grant 1661, National Park Service contract CX 5880-7-0118, and Tennessee Valley Authority contract 42163 A
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-151)
- Appendix in pocket inside back cover not included
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 78008092
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Little Tennessee River Valley (Ga.-Tenn.)--Antiquities/Bacon Farm Site (Tenn.)/Little Tennessee River Valley (Ga.-Tenn.)--Antiquities/Tennessee--Antiquities