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)
Keywords
Culture
19th Century
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20th Century
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Euroamerican
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UPLAND SOUTH PATTERN
Site Type
House
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Historic Background Research
General
Farmstead
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House Site
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Oral History
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Site Plan
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Standing Structure
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Structure Pattern
Geographic Keywords
22PS568
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22TS1502
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22TS1503
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22TS1504
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22TS1505
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22TS1506
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22TS1507
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22TS995
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28117 (Fips Code)
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28141 (Fips Code)
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Coastal Plain
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Mississippi (State / Territory)
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North America (Continent)
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Prentiss (County)
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Southeast
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Tishomingo (County)
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Tombigbee River Drainage
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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