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Masters Theses
Date of Award
12-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Major
Anthropology
Major Professor
Sarah C. Sherwood
Committee Members
Jefferson Chapman, Nicholas Hermann
Abstract
The role of soapstone along the South Atlantic Slope in Late Archaic societies is well researched; however, information concerning both the chronology and function of soapstone vessel use in the South Appalachian region is limited. Excavations at the Apple Barn site (40BT90) in eastern Tennessee has produced one of the largest assemblages of soapstone artifacts in the region. The results of radiocarbon dating, residue analysis (pollen, starch and phytoliths) (Apple Barn only), and vessel attribute analysis from this assemblage and the Iddins Site (40LD38) are used to reconsider regional soapstone chronology and vessel function. The results suggest that soapstone vessels were used to process cultigens in the Early Woodland.
Recommended Citation
Wells, Edward William III, "Soapstone Vessel Chronology and Function in the Southern Appalachians of Eastern Tennessee. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2006.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4513