| Autor: |
Wright, Alice P., Horsley, Timothy J. |
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North Carolina Archaeology; Oct2019, Vol. 68, p63-80, 18p |
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Today, as in the recent past, earthen mounds are a central feature of Cherokee landscapes in the Appalachian Summit of western North Carolina. The region's mound building tradition began nearly 2000 years ago during the Connestee phase. Understanding the origins of these monuments and the roles they played in ancestral Cherokee societies requires an investigation of contemporaneous, non-monumental sites and activity areas with the potential to contextualize mound-related practices. This article presents a first step in that effort: the results of a small-scale magnetometer survey from the Biltmore Mound and village site (31BN174) in Asheville, North Carolina. Our survey highlights the utility of geophysical survey for identifying buried archaeological deposits at Connestee sites even as it raises new questions regarding off-mound architecture and occupation areas that can only be clarified with additional remote sensing and excavation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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