New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee

David H. Dye is a professor of archaeology at the University of Memphis. He is the author of War Paths, Peace Paths: An Archaeology of Cooperation and Conflict in Native Eastern North America and the editor of Cave Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands: Essays in Honor of Patty Jo Watson.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAn Overview of Federal Work Relief Projects in Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley, 1933–1942An Introduction by David H. DyePart I. Archaeologists and the New DealChapter 1. W. C. McKern as Adviser, Consultant, and Godfather for New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee by Marlin F. Hawley and David H. DyeChapter 2. New Deal Archaeology and the Chicago Method by Jessica R. HoweChapter 3. William S. Webb and the Paradoxical Leadership of TVA Archaeology by Douglas W. SchwartzPart II. Archaeology and the New Deal in TennesseeChapter 4. Reinterpreting the Shell Mound Archaic in Western Tennessee: A GIS-Based Approach to Radiocarbon Sampling of New Deal–Era Site Collections by Thaddeus G. BissettChapter 5. Depression-Era Archaeology in the Watts Bar Reservoir, East Tennessee by Shannon Koerner and Jessica Dalton-CarrigerChapter 6. WPA Excavations at the Mound Bottom and Pack Sites in Middle Tennessee, 1936-1940 by Michael C. Moore, David H. Dye, and Kevin E. SmithChapter 7. Reconfiguring the Chickamauga Basin by Lynne P. SullivanChapter 8. Bioarchaeological Analysis of the WPA Mound Bottom Skeletal Sample by Heather Worne, Giovanna M. Vidoli, and Dawnie Wolfe SteadmanPart III. The Legacy of the New DealChapter 9. The Tennessee Archaeological Society from 1944 to 1985: Legacy and Consequences of the New Deal in Tennessee by Kevin E. SmithChapter 10. Tennessee's New Deal Archaeology on the National Stage by Bernard K. MeansChapter 11. Comments on New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee, Then and Now by Gerald F. SchroedlContributorsIndex

Much of this information has never been published before and the book adds greatly to our current knowledge, all based on excavations from 70 years ago. The book is edited by David H. Dye of the University of Memphis. David's own keen insights, as well as those of the other writers, make this a fine and interesting read. Highly recommended." - Central States Archaeology Journal"New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee is an excellent edited volume that would be of interest to both students of the history of Americanist archaeology and to Eastern Woodland researchers. This book does a good job of covering the development and implementation of salvage archaeology, the personalities involved, the current applications of the data, and the ultimate legacy of the New Deal Archaeology." - Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology"A highly valuable contribution to New Deal archaeology, which had a monumental influence on the practice of archaeology in the United States." - Erin E. Pritchard, coeditor of TVA Archaeology: Seventy-Five Years of Prehistoric Site Research"Dye offers an excellent summary of New Deal archaeological efforts and provides a foundation for an interesting collection of essays on diverse topics." - Matthew D. Gage, director of the University of Alabama's Office of Archaeological Research at Moundville Archaeological Park