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18685
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A small rock shelter on the Yadkin River in northwestern Forsyth County, North Carolina, the Bottoms Site suggests along history of occupation as a temporary camp for nomadic bands. Cultural artifacts found at the Bottoms sites also provide evidence for cultural interaction throughout the Piedmont region of the Middle Atlantic states.
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29117
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Presented are several documents in the Cherokee language about the life at the Echota Methodist Mission on Qualla Boundary in the middle of the 19th century. Most of the documents were written by Inoli a Methodist preacher and keeper of the townhouse records. The documents discuss minutes from Sunday School, the conversions of members to the church, and information about early Christian figures.
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18670
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Archaeological investigations at sites such as Payne and Town Creek explore remains of the Pee Dee culture, which brought a new mode of life to the North Carolina mountains that included larger villages, agriculture, and specific ceremonies.
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18666
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Hammett uses historical and archaeological reconstructions of the environment to aid in understanding how human groups in the southeastern United States, including North Carolina, used their landscape from aboriginal inhabitants to European contact.
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Southern Indian Studies (NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 41 Issue , Oct 1992, p1-50, map, bibl, f Periodical Website
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31598
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Work to build a parking lot at Morrow Mountain State Park unearthed the remains of a Native American village, and the project was halted until representatives from UNC’s Laboratory of Anthropology could inspect the site. A total of thirteen burials and fifteen other pits were excavated.
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29107
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An account of the archeological excavation of the Lower Cherokee settlement of Estatoe is provided. Maps show the location of the settlement. Illustrations and photographs show the excavation of dwellings and their floor plans. Photographs of Lamar pottery types and clay pipes are also provided along with tables of inventories of Indian and historic materials found at the site. Estatoe’s contribution to the understanding of Cherokee history and archaeology are noted.
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18687
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Keel discusses excavations done at a burial mound located near Red Springs in Robeson County.
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18662
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During the summer and winter of 1992, researchers identified a rare chert quarry site and a lithic workshop in the Piedmont of North Carolina that challenges common associations about prehistoric trade and exchange.
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Southern Indian Studies (NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 45 Issue , Oct 1996, p38-56, map, bibl, f Periodical Website
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29103
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This article is meant as a follow-up to the “Judaculla Rock” article by Hiram C. Wilburn in Southern Indian Studies, Volume 4, pages 19-21. The article addresses the geographical locations of Judaculla Rock and other natural features and tries to explain the meanings of these natural features and objects. These natural features and objects are related to the Cherokee mythical creature or character Judaculla. The mythology of the Judaculla is also explained.
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29102
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The author attempts to explain Judaculla Rock and its petroglyphs. The rock is believed to be of Cherokee origin and is located in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina. An explanation of the mythical Cherokee character Judaculla or Tsul-ka-lu is first described. The author then follows by explaining that he believes the rock is a picture-map of the battle of Tal-i-wa fought in 1755. Evidence for his theory is provided.
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18686
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Perkinson presents a survey of fluted projectile points distributed throughout North Carolina as a guide for students, amateurs, and professionals dealing with lithic findings.
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Southern Indian Studies (NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 23 Issue , Oct 1971, p3-40, map, bibl, f Periodical Website
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18684
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Perkinson reports on fifty-three fluted projectile points as part of a spatial distribution analysis of North Carolina projectile points found in western part of the state in Cherokee and Granville counties.
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Southern Indian Studies (NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 25 Issue , Oct 1973, p3-60, il, map, bibl, f Periodical Website
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18664
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The North Carolina Radiocarbon Date Study was undertaken to compile information about radiocarbon dates that have been obtained from archaeological contexts in North Carolina.
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18691
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de Baillou examines the predominant house types of the Cherokee Indians of southeastern United States.
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18689
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This article examines the architectural types of the Creek and Cherokee Indians of the southeastern United States.
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