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Mouse Creek Phase
The Mouse Creek phase is an archaeological culture of the Eastern Tennessee region of Mississippian chiefdoms, first defined by T. M. N. Lewis and Madeline Kneberg in their examinations of the Chickamauga Basin. This area exhibits artifacts, burials, and architecture distinct from other settlements in the area. The region was occupied from around 1400–1600. Excavated settlements for this phase were found in Eastern Tennessee, in the region of the Hiwassee River and Mouse Creek. Funerary practices and skeletal remains The main difference in Mouse Creek phase burials is the positioning of bodies and the lack of funeral mounds. Burial sites were found to be distinguished by age and household. There were a few exceptions, but the majority of older children and adults were buried in their household cemetery. Children under the age of four were buried within structures. Evidence points to cemeteries being located in the front of winter structures. The Ledford Island site features ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeological Culture
An archaeological culture is a recurring assemblage of types of artifacts, buildings and monuments from a specific period and region that may constitute the material culture remains of a particular past human society. The connection between these types is an empirical observation, but their interpretation in terms of ethnic or political groups is based on archaeologists' understanding and interpretation and is in many cases subject to long-unresolved debates. The concept of the archaeological culture is fundamental to culture-historical archaeology. Concept Different cultural groups have material culture items that differ both functionally and aesthetically due to varying cultural and social practices. This notion is observably true on the broadest scales. For example, the equipment associated with the brewing of tea varies greatly across the world. Social relations to material culture often include notions of identity and status. Advocates of culture-historical archaeology u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Tennessee
East Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee defined in state law. Geographically and socioculturally distinct, it comprises approximately the eastern third of the U.S. state of Tennessee. East Tennessee consists of 33 counties, 30 located within the Eastern Time Zone and three counties in the Central Time Zone, namely Bledsoe, Cumberland, and Marion. East Tennessee is entirely located within the Appalachian Mountains, although the landforms range from densely forested mountains to broad river valleys. The region contains the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee's third and fourth largest cities, respectively, and the Tri-Cities, the state's sixth largest population center. During the American Civil War, many East Tennesseans remained loyal to the Union even as the state seceded and joined the Confederacy. Early in the war, Unionist delegates unsuccessfully attempted to split East Tennessee into a separate state that would remain as pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chickamauga Basin
Chickamauga may refer to: Entertainment * "Chickamauga", an 1889 short story by American author Ambrose Bierce * "Chickamauga", a 1937 short story by Thomas Wolfe * "Chickamauga", a song by Uncle Tupelo from their 1993 album ''Anodyne'' * ''Chickamauga'' (film), a 1962 short film by Robert Enrico based on Bierce's story Military * Battle of Chickamauga in the American Civil War * Cherokee–American wars, between the Chickamauga Cherokee and Anglo-American settlers, 1776–1794 * Chickamauga Campaign, Civil War battles in northwestern Georgia, 1863 Places * Chickamauga, Georgia * Chickamauga Creek (Chattahoochee River), a stream in Georgia * Chickamauga Creek, tributary of the Tennessee River * Chickamauga Lake, on the Tennessee River * Chickamauga Dam, a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee Other * ''Chickamauga'' (tug boat), first diesel powered tug boat built in the United States * Chickamauga Cherokee, a band of the Native American tribe follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rymer Site
Rymer may refer to: Surname *James Malcolm Rymer (1814–1884), Scottish writer of penny dreadfuls *Janice Rymer, British consultant gynaecologist *Józef Rymer (1882–1922), Polish and Silesian activist and politician *Laurie Rymer, (b. 1934), Australian rules footballer *Michael Rymer (b. 1963), Australian television and film director *Pamela Ann Rymer (1941–2011), United States federal judge *Russ Rymer, author and freelance journalist *Terry Rymer (b. 1967), English motorcycle road racer and truck racer *Thomas Rymer (c. 1643–1713), English historiographer royal * Thomas A. Rymer (1925–2016), American politician and judge Given name *Rymer Liriano (b. 1991), Dominican professional baseball outfielder *Rymer Point, cape in the Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut See also Paddle and rymer weir A flash lock is a type of lock for river or canal transport. Early locks were designed with a single gate, known as a flash lock or staunch lock. The earliest European referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouse Creek Site
A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus''). Mice are also popular as pets. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are locally common. They are known to invade homes for food and shelter. Mice are typically distinguished from rats by their size. Generally, when a muroid rodent is discovered, its common name includes the term ''mouse'' if it is smaller, or ''rat'' if it is larger. The common terms ''rat'' and ''mouse'' are not taxonomically specific. Typical mice are classified in the genus ''Mus'', but the term ''mouse'' is not confined to members of ''Mus'' and can also apply to species from other genera such as the deer mouse, ''Peromyscus''. Domestic mice sold as pets often differ substantially in size from the common house mouse. This is attributable to breeding and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Woodland
In the classification of archaeological cultures of North America, the Woodland period of North American pre-Columbian cultures spanned a period from roughly 1000 BCE to European contact in the eastern part of North America, with some archaeologists distinguishing the Mississippian period, from 1000 CE to European contact as a separate period. The term "Woodland Period" was introduced in the 1930s as a generic term for prehistoric sites falling between the Archaic hunter-gatherers and the agriculturalist Mississippian cultures. The Eastern Woodlands cultural region covers what is now eastern Canada south of the Subarctic region, the Eastern United States, along to the Gulf of Mexico. This period is variously considered a developmental stage, a time period, a suite of technological adaptations or "traits", and a "family tree" of cultures related to earlier Archaic cultures. It can be characterized as a chronological and cultural manifestation without any massive changes in a shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippian Culture
The Mississippian culture was a Native Americans in the United States, Native American civilization that flourished in what is now the Midwestern United States, Midwestern, Eastern United States, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1600 CE, varying regionally. It was known for building large, earthen platform mounds, and often other shaped mounds as well. It was composed of a series of urban settlements and satellite villages linked together by loose trading networks. The largest city was Cahokia, believed to be a major religious center located in what is present-day southern Illinois. The Mississippian way of life began to develop in the Mississippi River Valley (for which it is named). Cultures in the tributary Tennessee River Valley may have also begun to develop Mississippian characteristics at this point. Almost all dated Mississippian sites predate 1539–1540 (when Hernando de Soto explored the area), with notable exceptions being Natchez p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ledford Island Site
Ledford may refer to: People * Brandy Ledford (born 1969), American actress, model and ''Penthouse'' magazine's 1992 "Pet of the Year" * Cawood Ledford (1926–2001), radio play-by-play announcer for the University of Kentucky * Dwayne Ledford (born 1976), American football coach and former player * Frank F. Ledford Jr. (1934–2019), American orthopedic surgeon * Homer Ledford (1927–2006), instrument maker and bluegrass musician from Kentucky * John Ledford (born 1969), American entrepreneur and producer * Lily May Ledford (1917–1985), American clawhammer banjo and fiddle player * Mark Ledford (1960–2004), American trumpeter, singer, and guitarist Places * Ledford Island, a site of the Mouse Creek phase archaeological culture of the Eastern Tennessee * Ledford, Illinois, an unincorporated community in the Harrisburg Township, Saline County Schools * Ledford High School Ledford High School is a public high school in Thomasville, North Carolina. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeological Cultures Of North America
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, archaeological site, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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