Ethnoarcheology of the Bay Springs Farmsteads: a Study of Rural American Settlement

Author(s): Steven D. Smith; David F. Barton; Timothy B. Riordan

Year: 1982

Summary

This report details the archeological testing investigations of eight late nineteenth and early twentieth century farmsteads using the combined disciplinary approach of history, oral history, and archeology. The farmsteads were located within the Bay Springs Impoundment, Tishomingo County, Mississippi. This testing program was part of the Tombigbee River Multi-Resource District mitigation geing conducted by the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers. The report investigates the relationship of the farmsteads to the Upland South pattern of settlement developed by folklorists and cultural geographers. Specifically, it details the intersite and intrasite settlement patterns seen at the eight farmsteads. The sites were archaeologically tested to determine their cultural resource significance. One site was recommended for further archeological investigation using a data recovery program with limited excavation, oral history, and historical research.

Cite this Record

Ethnoarcheology of the Bay Springs Farmsteads: a Study of Rural American Settlement. Steven D. Smith, David F. Barton, Timothy B. Riordan. Report ,1. Bloomington, IN: Resource Analysts, Inc. 1982 ( tDAR id: 117583)

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Keywords

Culture
19th Century • 20th Century • Euroamerican • UPLAND SOUTH PATTERN

Site Type
House

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Historic Background Research

General
Farmstead • House Site • Oral History • Site Plan • Standing Structure • Structure Pattern

Geographic Keywords
22PS568 • 22TS1502 • 22TS1503 • 22TS1504 • 22TS1505 • 22TS1506 • 22TS1507 • 22TS995 • 28117 (Fips Code) • 28141 (Fips Code) • Coastal Plain • Mississippi (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • Prentiss (County) • Southeast • Tishomingo (County) • Tombigbee River Drainage • United States of America (Country)

Temporal Keywords
Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -88.736; min lat: 34.463 ; max long: -88.098; max lat: 34.996 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): National Park Service

Record Identifiers

NADB document id number(s): 4050646

NADB citation id number(s): 000000074721