40RD299, TN Faunal Data
Creator(s): Tanya Peres
Year: 2015
Summary
Ancient Native American use of caves in the Eastern Woodlands occurred throughout the entire span of regional prehistory; however, the ways that these natural features were used varied considerably over time. To date only 25 cave sites containing deposits dated to the Archaic period (ca. 10,000–3000 B.P.) are recorded in the state of Tennessee, representing just 0.4% of the total known Archaic sites. In 2014 the authors conducted a salvage operation, bucket auger survey, and limited testing at the site of Black Cat Cave (40RD299) in Rutherford County, Tennessee to assess looting damage and assist in the installation of a security gate across the cave entrance. These investigations identified Black Cat Cave as the site of significant mortuary activity during the Middle Archaic (ca. 6460–6360 B.P.), and resulted in the recovery of rare Archaic faunal data from a cave setting. Analysis of faunal materials from the site allows us to add important new information to our understanding of ancient Native American landscape use in the Eastern Woodlands during the mid-Holocene.
Cite this Record
40RD299, TN Faunal Data. Tanya Peres. 2015 ( tDAR id: 427065) ; doi:10.6067/XCV841702Z
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.010
Data Set Structure
Table Information: 40RD299
Keywords
Culture
Middle Archaic
Material
Chipped Stone
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Dating Sample
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Fauna
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Glass
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Human Remains
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Macrobotanical
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Shell
Site Name
40RD299
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Site Evaluation / Testing
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Site Stabilization
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Site Stewardship Monitoring
Geographic Keywords
Mid-South
Temporal Keywords
Middle Archaic
Temporal Coverage
Radiocarbon Date: 6390 to 6330 (6360 +/- 30 RCYBP)
Radiocarbon Date: 6490 to 6430 (6460 +/- 30 RCYBP)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -86.569; min lat: 35.777 ; max long: -86.087; max lat: 36.004 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Tanya Peres
File Information
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| Black-Cat-Cave-Primary-Zooarch-Data-for-tDAR-3ab.xlsx | 49.42kb | Jan 7, 2017 | Mar 23, 2017 9:38:43 AM | Public | |
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40RD299 faunal data
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Black-Cat-Cave-Primary-Zooarch-Data-for-tDAR-3ab_translated.xlsx
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