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  Previous excavation 77 ,,r. 7 ,,.r.. 7   7 7 77777 7 777.77777   7 777   g · 
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- Acknowledgments 7 777777777.77777 7 7.777777 7 7 777.   .7.777..7777     777.   it, _`
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l Natural Zones 7777   777...77 7 7.777777 77 77 7..77 7   r»7rr 7 r»»»- 7 -~------- 7 --rrr-rr»»~rr - 7 ii  `
l Features 77777 77 7 7 7777 7 7.777777 7 77777 . 7 77777.777 7 77777777 77   777..777.777.7777 77 77 18  · .
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  Dog burials 77 77 777..77777. . 777777 7 777..777 7 777. 7  77777. 7 7777..7777.77 7 ...7.777..777 7 22 in
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  Burials 777777 7 7  77   77 7 7777 7 7777777.777 7 7777 7 7777777777777777.77777777777 7 .77777777.777 7 22 ’ `
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2 List of Burials with associated artifacts 7 77 7777777.777.7777777.777777777 7 7777 7 33  “ 4U
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l Description of Artifacts from general excavation 777777777777777777 77 7777 43  
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7 Stone, other than flint 7777 7 7777..77.777777 77 77777777777777777777777777777777777   45 r 6,
i Bone and Antler  7 777777 7 777777   77 7   _777 7  7 77777777777,77r7   77777 7 il _A 
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l Tabulation of depth distribution of flint types 7777777777777777777777777777 7 57 “ T-
i Pottery study by Marion L7 Dunlevy 777777777_77777777 7 7777 7 7777777777i7777777 58  _ 34
` l Pottery Summary 77  77 777__ 7 7777777_7__777__77_7_7777__777___77777_7777__7_7_77777777 99 V `
` I Pottery vessels tabulated 777777777_777777777_77777 7 77777777777777777777777777777777 $4 L
i Conclusions Regarding Pottery 7777777777_777_777777777_77777_777777777777777777777 65  » 9-
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  Map I   region showing Seven Mile Island and the mouth ’
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 ·; 2. lsolating Block No. 8. Remaining portion of
E Block No. 7 is in foreground   ,r...r,,.r,,v..rrre,,r,r, . ,e,rrr,,,rr. .. ...,rV.   13
Q  General view of Site Lu`”`25 looking northeast
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 ·' ~ Block Nos. 10, 11 and 12 staked and isolated.
 . Base of Block No. 8 in foreground .. .     ,..rr.,1 . r,,.   .,r,Y,..._A . 13
‘ 3. 1 Excavation of Block Nos. 10, 11 and 12 .. ..............   .... . .._....... . 14
: ~ Block Nos. ll and 12 nearing completion. Block
Nos. 13, 14 and 15 staked for excavation ............. . ....,.... . ............ 14
 _` -1. isolating Block Nos. 13, 14 and 15 ......,.........................1..,_......e   16
` ~ Block No. 16 nearing completion ............. . ......_. . ........ .. .,............, .. 16
 5 5. » Scattered post—molds on the surface of Zone B of
Block No. 14  . ........ . ....   ......___r... .. .. ..... . ..._.... . ......_.. . ....... .. .,...... 17
 ’ ‘ °ost-molds on a definite occupational level, Block No. 8 ......... 17
6. Feature 113, a fire pit, in Block No. ll, Unit 3 ,  
‘ rear the bottom of the midden .... . ...c.... . ..i.. W .     ..   ..  21
g Two dog burials. Note how the limbs of the skeletons
have been folded. In a human burial they would be
sléssed as “‘fully flexed" ._._ . ._..   ........____...._._..._. . ........   _...   21
V T- ?iI of Burial N0. 580 intruded into silt below Zone E. ............. 24
r,  Burial N0. 580 exposed in pit .._.... . .... . .... . ....   ..., . ..,....._.....   24
’ 3 Burial Nos. 440 to 446 inclusive and No. 448. Many `
‘ _ HTG typical fully flexed burials ............ . ....... .. .. ..... . . .   ..     25 ,
_ Burial Nos. 561 and 562 typical sitting burials, elevated
V. knees, Burial No. 562 at somewhat lower level has col-
` YZDSGG Or slumped, and head has fallen   ....... .. ...... . .................. 25 `
`  9- Burial Nos. 401 and 402 adult and child, each with pottery I
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` Burial No. 435, a child with shark teeth beads and ,
copper ear ornaments .............. .. . .....     . ....... .. ....... . .... . .... .. 27 ,
Bartially flexed Burial No. 433. A bundle burial of ‘ I
.- bones No. 439 and a disturbed Burial No. 440 ot a child , i
`—¤DD€r left. All ot the Koger's Island Complex .......... . .......... . 27 I A
j in Burial N0. 505 with pottery  ._.._..,. _ _... .   _ ..... . _ __....... 28  
» Burial N0. 506 with shell beads and pottery . .... . ...... . ....   .... 28   S
— Burial No. 458 at depth of 4.7 feet, far below the ’  
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  i3_ (a)_ Burial No_ 623 with cache of artifacts cc,.r.cll.,cclttrcrr,r 7 ,,t, 32
(b). Burial Nos. 616 and 617. Note projectile points in .
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1 14. (a). Artifacts associated with Burial Nos. 384 and 385,
i Koger’s Island 77 .,t.,......V.o.,,   tlrr 7 7.77777 7 7777777777777777 7 77777777 7 el
· i (b). Tubular pipe and terrapin carapace with Burial No. H _ .
l 458, Remaining artifacts with Burial NO. 436 7..,7777.7777 . 41 Oh `
i 15. (a). Artifacts in association with Burial Nos. 381, 435,   Govt
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I . 558 and 623   ,,,.7,,. 7. .77777. 7 7777..7777777....77...77777.77..1777777777777 43 §
i 167 (a). Artifacts in association with Burial Nos. 624, 642,   Qiln
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Q { (a 1991) with Burial No. 493 7 7 7777   77i777777 7 77777..7 7 5*] { Ala], ·
E 18. (a). Fragments of atlatl stone weights. Atlatl antler _ 8
` hooks, bone and antler projectile points 7 777777_7.77777. J3 ·
` (b). Bone pins (hairpins), bone awls (ulna of deer and  {
some canine), bone fish hooks from bone spatula and _ ··
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` , Burial No. 372 7   77777 7 _7__   7777 7 7777   7      _
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1 CONT alabama", by 'Wm, S, VVebb and David L. DeJarnette.
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I T Pickwick Landing Dam on the Tennessee River in
. Harte ounty, Tennessee, was authorized by Congress Novem-
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 l Fehr c 8, 1938. At that time the reservoir lying largely
{ in th ate of Alabama began to fill, and the rising water be-
' gan i bmerge scores of archaeological sites in Pickxvick Basin.
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_ taken E excavation of important selected sites was begun May
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I T Perry Site, Lu°25 on the northern end of Seven Mile
V lslanr ~ the Tennessee River near Sheffield, Alabama, (see
` from ce map of the region) was chosen as one of the sites
= veort ; carcful excavation.
" X I xcavation of Unit 1 of this site, see Base Chart Figure
l. 52; ne direction of Mr. James R. Foster, Junior Archaeole— ,
V Qist ' ·.., was begun April 25, 1938, and finished August 30, ‘ l
 s 1938 we excavations of Unit 2, under the direction of Mr.
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sun I .-diately and continued to November 15, 1938. The
‘ resell . these excavations formed the basis for the report*
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liull tl, Bureau of American Ethnology."
F _ E eport of this excavation showed a total of 83 special
- Mllll listed and a total Of 350 burials recorded. The site A
 · lY‘l"’_'·* ~ be a very important shell mound, and excavation in I
lun vealed an extensive late intrusion of the Moundville I
'*l` l"= S Island Complex. Because of the iinportancc of the l
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4 *"‘l`- Ililtclifil, it was deemed advisable to continue the eXC21— , _
mtu i   after closing other field work in Pickwick Basin in
;l'll;l‘<` wcrniit a more extensive study of this site and in 01`€l€1`    
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1 1 However, due to the labor conditions, excavation in i not  A
1   resumed at this site until June 29, 1939. At that ti llr. ·
A Andersen began the excavation of Unit 3, consisting of rocks  t
1 8 to 12, inclusive, see Base Chart, Figure 1. After th esig. A
nation of Mr. Andersen in the late summer, Mr. Wav   ll'. V
. liraxberger, Archaeological Supervisor W.P.A., took chi as ell  I
. the site, completing Unit 3 November 12, 1939, and imm lately  .
1 beginning the excavation of Unit 4, consisting of Blocks 1 »> 1).  A
inclusive, see Base Chart, Figure 1. ~
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Z
1 i To Messrs. Andersen and Kraxberger the authors press  
l their·appreciation of the excellent field techniques ei eyed. A
and the carefully kept records which have provided ti hasis ·
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, , To Dr. Lawrence L. Durisch, Chief Social and L nomic A LO
i i Research Division, Tennessee Valley Authority, and to D— Walter  _ (\] .
I B. Jones, Director of the Alabama Museum of Natural sion`. V O
the authors express their deep appreciation of many rsonal g D
kindnesses, and are pleased to acknowledge much aid a assis- · —]
  tance from the organizations represented by these genti ren iii _
i   the cooperative endeavor of the Archaeological Survey Wir  ?
A   wick Basin. ·
i F To Mr. Harold F. Dahms, Miss Marion Dunlevy, ·Jl Ml`-  
1 , James R. Foster, all of the Central Archaeological Lai ;ito1‘>`· i
·   the authors express their gratitude for the services idered  
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i   Foster for the data on the flint classifications.  ·
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This site is a shell mound located in the SEML of th slit, l Q 
Section 30, T 3S, R11W, Lauderdale County, Alabama, oi-th. ,  
A west of the city of Sheffield. See frontispiece map of the eign, ,  
A The mound is a conspicuous elevation near the north sf re of  f  
Seven Mile Island in the Tennessee River. When the riv· is at  ?_ V A
its normal elevation of 414 feet above mean sea level, the ;ound ;· ·_
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. A dah ‘ic block method of excavation has yielded evidence of
i  i str; phy where the trench method has failed to demonstrate
  ii. . ;ord of the material coming from the isolating trenches
l is rr Tly kept and the material is studied in the same way as
 ` the ; the block, but in the determination of lower boundaries
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y . is ni eliable.
 A Natural Zones
i Tiits 3 and 4 natural zones were apparent as layers of
’ nee: re shell which were separated by more compact layers
? ` con 1 silt. Some of the lower zones seem to suggest re-
t dep Y shell by flood action. As inpmost shell mounds the
T zen not continuous over the whole site, but represent local
T acc iions of shell or midden as the result of occupancy of
T za lo ea. As occupancy shifted from. one portion of the site
V to 21   the zones were made to vary in thickness, and at
. son its to disappear entirely. In general, it may be said
 T that little cultural significance can be attached to some of .  
._  tlw vs, especially in these new units. For this reason, i
. altli the zones -were noted for each block, and they varied
in t ss from block to block in both units, all material was
. ree »y foot levels and has been studied on that basis.
A inly significant features which seem definitely related
 ,   Q are the post-mold patterns which occur on the top of A
—T mir Here these post molds seem to show that some kind of l
  stri Ts built of poles were selected at this level. Zone A is A
*ll"f — “lJ thick and it seems to suggest a continuous occupancy T
`Tl`l“¥ waited shell and midden debris without interruption. T
llir   Zone B was a more compact layer of clay and silt in l
` Wl? ~Tt molds r·erif.·;jnjng_ This level shows possibly three
‘l"’lT‘ Mftures in Blocks 8 and 9 in Unit 3. Figure 5-b shows l A
lll? ational level in Block 8, These structures are poorly i A
T   ·l.>Ut they all seem tg have as a common trait 3 Célltfal l L
T m` T“ P&1‘€a. Such structures as seem to be indicated here J
“‘“‘ ¤'llY have been permanent, and seem to have been little  
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