Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments, by Boyce Driskell
1. Introduction
2. Pox, Empire, Shackles, and Hides: The English Contact Period in the Southeast 1670–1740
The Shatter Zone: 1670–1740
Cherokee Communities in the Midst of the Shatter Zone: 1670–1740
Summary and Implications
3. A Brief Review of Contributions to the Archaeology of Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Cherokee Communities
Cherokee Involvement in European Trade
Current Concerns and Research Questions
4. The Setting and Archaeology of the Townsend Sites
The Tuckaleechee Towns
Conclusion
Ethnohistoric Descriptions of Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Cherokee Architecture
Archaeological Descriptions of Cherokee Architecture
Cherokee Architecture at the Townsend Sites
Summary and Implications
Feature Descriptions
Assessing Cherokee Pit Use and Abandonment at Townsend
Comparisons of Cherokee Subterranean Food Storage Practices among Townsend Households and Beyond
7. Pottery Description and Analysis
The Overhill and Qualla Pottery Series
Cherokee Pottery at Townsend
Variability among Townsend Household Pottery Assemblages
Summary and Conclusions
Rationale for Analysis of Stone Artifacts from the Townsend Sites
Methods of Analysis of Stone Tools and Debris
Procurement of Stone by the Inhabitants of Tuckaleechee Cove
Cherokee Utilization of Stone in Tuckaleechee Cove
Conclusions
The Glass Trade Bead Assemblage from 40Bt89, 40Bt90, and 40Bt91
Chronology from Glass Beads: The English Period in the Southeast, circa A.D. 1607–1783
Plant Analysis
Faunal Analysis
Discussion
Summary
Research Results
Conclusions
Directions for Future Research
Appendix A. Participants in the Townsend Archaeological Project, 1999 to 2010
Appendix B. Data Recorded for Body Sherds in the Ceramics Sample
Appendix C. Data Recorded for Rim Sherds in the Ceramics Sample
Appendix D. Botanical Remains from Cherokee Contexts
Appendix E. Faunal Remains from Cherokee Contexts
References Cited
