Buncombe County, NC

Part of: North Carolina Office of State Archaeology Collection

This collection contains reports and documents produced by archaeological investigations conducted in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Original documents are held by the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Site Name Keywords
31Bn29 • The Warren Wilson Site

Other Keywords
Skeletal Analysis • Burial

Investigation Types
Bioarchaeological Research

Material Types
Human Remains

Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) • United States of America (Country) • Buncombe County (County) • North Carolina (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • Buncombe (County) • 37021 (Fips Code) • Southern Appalachian Mountains

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  • Analysis of Burial 58 from the Warren Wilson Site (31Bn29), Buncombe County, North Carolina (1984)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Homes Hogue Wilson.

    Burial 58 was first identified as Feature 329 in square 10R270 during the 1981 field season held by the Research Laboratories of Anthropology at the Warren Wilson site, Buncombe County, North Carolina. At the top of subsoil, the feature appeared as an area of fill consisting of dark brown-tan sandy soil mixed with red- orange sandy soil. After Levels 1 and 2 of the fill were removed from the 10R270 square, the pit began to take on the elongated, oval shape characteristic of a burial. Exploration...