Abstract (300 words maximum)
This archaeological study presents a technological and morphological analysis of formal lithic tools recovered from excavation at the Cummings site (9BR710) in Bartow County, Georgia. The Cummings site is located about three kilometers northwest of the Etowah Indian Mounds in Bartow County, Georgia, and is nestled about 500 meters from the Etowah River. Radiocarbon dating and analysis of ceramic material recovered from the site indicates prime occupations during the Early-Middle Woodland (1000 BC - AD 500) and Middle Mississippian (1250 - 1375) periods, but typological analysis on lithic tools has yet to be done. For my research, a total of 85 lithic artifacts from the Cummings site were systematically categorized through metric and qualitative data collection and raw material characterization. Comparative analysis with regional assemblages was used to determine tool type based on morphology and metric measurements. Through analyses and typing of these lithic materials, my goal is to provide evidence on the period of occupation at Cummings, spatial occupation of the site, and production strategies.
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RCHSS – Geography & Anthropology
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Terry Powis
Sharpening the Past: Analysis of Pre-Contact Stone Tools from the Cummings Site, Bartow County, Georgia
This archaeological study presents a technological and morphological analysis of formal lithic tools recovered from excavation at the Cummings site (9BR710) in Bartow County, Georgia. The Cummings site is located about three kilometers northwest of the Etowah Indian Mounds in Bartow County, Georgia, and is nestled about 500 meters from the Etowah River. Radiocarbon dating and analysis of ceramic material recovered from the site indicates prime occupations during the Early-Middle Woodland (1000 BC - AD 500) and Middle Mississippian (1250 - 1375) periods, but typological analysis on lithic tools has yet to be done. For my research, a total of 85 lithic artifacts from the Cummings site were systematically categorized through metric and qualitative data collection and raw material characterization. Comparative analysis with regional assemblages was used to determine tool type based on morphology and metric measurements. Through analyses and typing of these lithic materials, my goal is to provide evidence on the period of occupation at Cummings, spatial occupation of the site, and production strategies.