Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Geosciences
Date of Award
5-2015
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Eileen G. Ernenwein
Committee Members
Jay Franklin, T. Andrew Joyner
Abstract
The Pile Mound survey includes magnetometry paired with targeted ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and electromagnetic induction (EMI) surveys of the mound and testing of associated features over the ca. 6.5 ha site. The GPR survey discovered six rock features (five large rock features within the mound and one marking the outside of the mound). Knowledge of mounds in the Upper Cumberland Plateau (UCP) is lacking—the closest other studied sites are at the Corbin Site, Croley-Evans, Bell Site, and Beasley Mounds, approximately 75 – 100 km away. However, the most similar mound construction is found at Corbin and Cherokee sites, some 175 – 275 km away. In addition, the associated ceramic assemblage appears to reflect more similarity to the East Tennessee Valley rather than the Middle Cumberland region. These data provide a unique opportunity to better understand the Mississippian occupation in the UCP of Tennessee.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Menzer, Jeremy G., "Discovering Rock Features with Geophysical Exploration and Archaeological Testing at the Mississippian Pile Mound Site, Upper Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2509. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2509
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Geophysics and Seismology Commons, Remote Sensing Commons