The Beartail Rockshelter Legacy Project (Legacy 95-0597)

Summary

This report describes excavations over three seasons at Beartail Rockshelter at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, including the natural and cultural history of the region with an emphasis on the late Pleistocene and early Holocene environmental and cultural setting for the area; a review and discussion of the material remains recovered from the excavations; discussion of several special analyses including palynological study, radiocarbon dating, and geomorphological analysis of site sediments; and discussion of the investigation's contributions to our understanding of regional cultural and environmental history.

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The Beartail Rockshelter Legacy Project (Legacy 95-0597). ( tDAR id: 463954) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8463954

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Keywords

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Ground Stone • Metal

Site Type
Archaeological Feature

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Archaeological Excavation • Beartail Rockshelter • Data Recovery • Geomorphological Analysis • Palynological Study • Radiocardon Dating

Geographic Keywords
Huntsville, Alabama • Redstone Arsenal

Temporal Keywords
Early Holocene • Late Pleistocene • Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -86.748; min lat: 34.642 ; max long: -86.405; max lat: 34.838 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): OSD Cultural Resources Program

Prepared By(s): Office of Archaeological Services, University of Alabama Museums

Submitted To(s): U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command

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  1. The Beartail Rockshelter Legacy Project - Report (Legacy 95-0597) (1997)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles Hubbert. Michael Collins. Scott Meeks. Catherine Meyer. Paul Goldberg.

    This report describes excavations over three seasons at Beartail Rockshelter at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, including the natural and cultural history of the region with an emphasis on the late Pleistocene and early Holocene environmental and cultural setting for the area; a review and discussion of the material remains recovered from the excavations; discussion of several special analyses including palynological study, radiocarbon dating, and geomorphological analysis of site sediments; and...