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ARCHEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
IN THE
YADKIN RIVER VALLEY
1984-87
Yadkin River
ll= 20cm
features,
<2 actual size
by
J. NED WOODALL
with a contribution by
DAVID S. WEAVER
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
ARCHEOLOGY LABORATORY
1990
N.C. DOCUMENTS
CLEARINGHOUSE
JUN 13 1990
N.C. STATE LIBRARY
RALEIGH
NORTH CAROLINA ARCHAEOLOGICAX. COUNCIL
PUBLICATION NO. 25

Title	Archeological investigations in the Yadkin River Valley, 1984-1987
Creator	Woodall, J. Ned.
Contributor	Weaver, David S., 1947- North Carolina Archeological Council.
Date	1990
Subjects	Excavations (Archaeology)--North Carolina--Yadkin River Valley Indians of North America--North Carolina--Antiquities Yadkin River Valley (N.C.)--Antiquities
Place	Davie County, North Carolina, United States Surry County, North Carolina, United States Watauga County, North Carolina, United States Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States
Time Period	(1990-current) Contemporary
Description	December 1988; Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-126, 133).
Abstract	Excavations at two Late Woodland sites in the Yadkin River valley of North Carolina yielded data on numerous features, especially trash pits and burials. At least four components are represented in the two sites, ranging from ca. A.D. 1000 to A.D. 1600. Ceramic analysis indicates several trends through time suggesting an increasing emphasis on cooking (as opposed to storage) and on the use of small decorated bowls to reflect increasing social differentiation among the Yadkin villagers. Both processes are viewed as consequences of an altered subsistence pattern responding to the availability of domesticated beans and a minor climatic shift. Lithic raw material distribution appears to conform to two models, one operative below the Great Bend shoals of the river, the other above. Additional data on settlement patterns and lithic resource procurement are provided by a site survey program covering 13km in Surry and Yadkin counties. The survey located 42 archeological sites, of which 13 are recommended for further test excavations.
Publisher	Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina Archaeological Council: Office of State Archaeology, Archaeology and Historic Preservation Section, NC Dept. of Cultural Resources,[1990]
Agency-Current	North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Standard Number	865261806
Rights	State Document see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63754
Physical Characteristics	ix, 150: ill; 28 cm.
Collection	North Carolina State Documents Collection. State Library of North Carolina
Type	text
Language	English
Format	Technical reports
Digital Characteristics-A	166 p; 9.17 MB
Series	Publication (North Carolina Archeological Council); no. 25.
Digital Collection	North Carolina Digital State Documents Collection
Digital Format	application/pdf
Audience	All
Pres File Name-M	pubs_archaeo_archeologicalinvestigations1990.pdf
Pres Local File Path-M	Preservation_content\StatePubs\pubs_archaeo\images_master
OCLC number	21894933

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