The Bessemer Site: Excavation of Three Mounds and Surrounding Village Areas Near Bessemer, Alabama

Author(s): David L. DeJarnette; Steve B. Wimberly

Year: 1941

Summary

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The Bessemer Site: Excavation of Three Mounds and Surrounding Village Areas Near Bessemer, Alabama. David L. DeJarnette, Steve B. Wimberly. Museum Paper ,1. University, Alabama: Alabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama. 1941 ( tDAR id: 117778)

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Keywords

Culture
EARLY MISSISSIPPIAN • MOUNDVILLE I PHASE

Site Type
Burial Mound • Platform Mound • Village

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Ceramic Analysis • Lithic Analysis • mortuary practices • Site Plan • Structure Pattern • Work Projects Administration

Geographic Keywords
01073 (Fips Code) • 1JE12 • Alabama (State / Territory) • BIG CANOE VALLEY • BLACK WARRIOR RIVER DRAINAGE • Jefferson (County) • North America (Continent) • Southeast • United States of America (Country) • Valley and Ridge

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -87.342; min lat: 33.246 ; max long: -86.517; max lat: 33.843 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): Works Progress Administration

Record Identifiers

NADB document id number(s): 4050549

NADB citation id number(s): 000000074624