Project Director

Honerkamp, Nicholas

Department

Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

The focus of this report is Maclellan Island, also known as Chattanooga Island. Maclellan Islandis located in the Tennessee River directly under the Veteran's Bridge from about river mile 464.3 to 464.9. In the summer of 1983 a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga archaeological field school surveyed part of the island to determine if any historically significant sites might be harmed by the construction of the Veteran's Bridge. During the survey both prehistoric and historic remains were recovered. Although I did not participate in the 1983 field school, I did spend about 150 hours in the lab analyzing all of the artifacts in 1989 and 1990. In this report I will explain how I analyzed and cataloged the artifacts. I will also discuss how the people who left these remains lived, and when their first contact with Europeans was believed to have occurred. Also included are maps of artifact frequency in the areas surveyed and a discussion of their significance.

Degree

B. A.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Date

11-1990

Subject

Indians of North America--Tennessee--Antiquities

Location

Maclellan Island (Chattanooga, Tenn.)--Antiquities; Tennessee--Antiquities

Discipline

Archaeological Anthropology

Document Type

Theses

Extent

ii, 45 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Call Number

LB2369.5 .F659 1990

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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