Excavation of a Burned Middle Mississippian House at the Cummings Site, Bartow County, Georgia
Author(s): Terry Powis; Tristen Griffin; Riley James; Devlin McElrone; John Tomko
Year: 2023
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Recent investigations by Kennesaw State University Field Schools completely excavated a 13th century residential structure at the Cummings site, a small community two kilometers downriver from the Etowah site. Dating to the Early Wilbanks phase (AD 1250-1325), that newly established community was part of the return of people to Etowah and the site’s ascent to regional prominence. The only other completely excavated Early Wilbanks phase residential building was located adjacent to Etowah’s Mound B and dug by A.R. Kelly in the 1950s. The Cummings site structure presents a view of residential life on Etowah’s periphery during its rise to power.
Cite this Record
Excavation of a Burned Middle Mississippian House at the Cummings Site, Bartow County, Georgia. Terry Powis, Tristen Griffin, Riley James, Devlin McElrone, John Tomko. Presented at The 88th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2023 ( tDAR id: 474506)
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Keywords
General
Architecture
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Mississippian
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North Georgia
Geographic Keywords
North America: Southeast United States
Spatial Coverage
min long: -93.735; min lat: 24.847 ; max long: -73.389; max lat: 39.572 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 36171.0