Trends in Catawba Architecture, ca. 1750-1820.

Summary

Recent archaeological investigations have documented a series of sites associated with the historic Catawba Nation in South Carolina dating from 1750-1820. During this period Catawba communities underwent dramatic and abrupt changes associated with population loss from epidemic disease, settlement relocation, and the development of new economic strategies. Among the most striking of these changes were in domestic architecture. In this poster, we define various types of Catawba structures present on late eighteenth century sites as well as identify chronological shifts that demonstrate a transition from the construction of post-in-ground houses to log cabin architecture. Finally, we address what these changes in architectural modes tell us about shifts in community organization through time.

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• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

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