The latter phase of which seems to relate with the Copena culture of Northern Alabama. This time would be spent on intensive excavation of the four sites with the most significant elements. [10], The large number of sites (n-64) found at the older alluvial terrace is due to the topography of the area, since there were not many animal resources available in this zone. 33 and N A Publications in Anthropology No.30.
Tennessee Anthropologist 4(1):175-188. University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Report of Investigations No. 1988 Middle Woodland Community and Settlement Patterns on the Eastern Highland Rim of Tennessee. I have worked at Bat since 2013 and previously directed an archaeological survey between Bat and its neighbor to the south, 'Amlah.
Under this time constraint for such a large project, the project had to proceed efficiently.
The AIA works with grant recipients to raise public awareness of the significance of their archaeological site and the threats they face, to implement and disseminate best practices, and to encourage increased support for the preservation of our shared cultural heritage. 20. [5] Initial Native American populations were mobile hunter-gatherers living in small groups. Many of the earlier sites, dating to the late Pleistocene/early Holocene, were covered by later occupations. The plant resources available in this region are closely tied to soil topography and climate. How can the socio-ecological strategies of the Umm an-Nar inform modern efforts to develop sustainable ecological systems? Identifying cultural time periods and phases, along with determining patterns of occupation, can also be very beneficial when determining the amount of contact between cultural phases and groups residing simultaneously. 4, TVA Publications in Anthropology No. Knoxville. In Fifth Report of the Normandy Archaeological Project, edited by Charles H. Faulkner and Major C. R. McCollough, pp.
University of Tennessee, Department oi Anthropology, Report of Investigations No. 1976 The Normandy Lithic Resource Survey.
BAP exists to connect communities today to the Omani cultures of yesterday. The past four-thousand years was the time span in question and was concentrated on most intensively to determine whether or not the individuals were living a mobile hunter gatherer lifestyle of whether they were living in a permanent villages. A volume of work was published following each complete seasonal cycle including some additional publications. University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Report of Investigations No. PENNY.
project. As one of the co-directors of the Bat Archaeological Project, I am particularly interested in Umm an-Nar settlement contexts at Bat and what those remains can reveal about ancient social organization, lifeways, and identities at the site.
McCollough, the project directors. thesis, Department of Anthropology University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 1971 An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Normandy Reservoir: Interim Report. Normandy Archaeological Project, vol. While individual archaeologists and dig sites were posting data on the web, there was, and still is not, an agreed upon archival storage mechanism or site. M.A. In Fourth Report of the Normandy Archaeological Project, edited by Charles H. Faulkner and Major C. R. McCollough, pp. In my dissertation on Oman's Early Bronze Age, "Housing the Umm an-Nar: The Settlements and Houses of Bat," I use the previously under-studied third millennium occupational contexts at Bat to shed new light onto the lifeways and social organization of the Umm an-Nar society. Spring would be the most productive time for this zone. 10. A New Jerseyan by birth, I left my childhood home at the beach to pursue my fascination with the ancient world. The site was inscribed onto the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1988 as "the most complete collection of settlements and necropolises from the 3rd millennium B.C.
The Upper Rim and the Nashville Basin, both of which were divided again for the purpose of the project, into four areas: the floodplain zone, older alluvial terrace, valley slopes, and uplands.
University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Report of Investigations No. Of these locations, no where caught my heart quite like the rugged beauty, generous soul, and archaeological depths of the Sultanate of Oman.
Outside of my archaeological interests, I am a dedicated distance runner and have competed in over 20 marathons and ultra-marathons on three continents. Knoxville.