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Report of Investigations Series

Reports of Investigations in print are available for archaeologists & interested researchers from the Tennessee Division of Archaeology, at no charge, 5103 Edmondson Pike, Nashville, TN 37211-5129, (615) 741-1588, ext. 16. Out of print reports can be purchased for the cost of photocopying.

  1. OUT OF PRINT. Archaeological Testing of Site 40Dk36, DeKalb County, Tennessee, by Joseph L. Benthall. 1986. [56 pages].
  2. OUT OF PRINT. The State Route I Project: Test Excavations at Woodbury, Tennessee, by W. Steven Spears, Thomas H. Bianchi, Abigayle Robbins, and Mary Beth D. Trubitt. 1986. [91 pages].
  3. OUT OF PRINT. Archaeological Survey of State Owned Lands conducted by Tennessee Division of Archaeology 1982-1982, by John D. Froeschauer, Peggy S. Froeschauer, and Charles P. Stripling. 1986. [135 pages].
  4. OUT OF PRINT. Penitentiary Branch: A Late Archaic Cumberland River Shell Midden in Middle Tennessee, by Patricia A. Cridlebaugh. 1986. [246 pages]
  5. OUT OF PRINT. The Moss-Wright Park Archaeological Project: Excavation of Site 40SU20, Goodlettsville, Tennessee, by Joseph L. Benthall. 1987. [98 pages].
  6. OUT OF PRINT. Historical Information Concerning the Fort Blount-Williamsburg Site, Jackson County, Tennessee, by Samuel D. Smith and Stephen T. Rogers. 1989. [73 pages].
  7. OUT OF PRINT. A Survey of Civil War Period Military Sites in Middle Tennessee, by Samuel D. Smith, Fred M. Prouty, and Benjamin C. Nance. 1990. [72 pages].
  8. OUT OF PRINT. A Preliminary Survey of Historic Period Gunmaking in Tennessee, by Samuel D. Smith, Fred M. Prouty, and Benjamin C. Nance. 1991. [75 pages].
  9. OUT OF PRINT. A Report on the 1992 Archaeological Investigations at the Brandywine Pointe Site (40Dv247), Davidson County, Tennessee, by Michael C. Moore and Kevin E. Smith. 1993. [59 pages].
  10. OUT OF PRINT. A Survey of Civil War Period Military Sites in West Tennessee, by Fred M. Prouty and Gary L. Barker. 1996. [73 pages].
  11. OUT OF PRINT. An Archaeological Reconnaissance of Portions of the Hiwassee and Ocoee Rivers in Polk, Bradley, and McMinn Counties, Tennessee, 1985-1986. 1995. [181 pages].

Research Series

Research Series publications in print are available for sale from the Tenn. Dept. of Environment & Conservation, Map & Publication Sales Office, 13th Floor, L & C Tower, 401 Church St., Nashville, TN 37243-0445, (615) 532-1516. Call (615) 741- 1588 ext.16 for purchasing and copying cost on out of print reports. Note: Prices are current as of October 2003, but may be subject to change.

  1. OUT OF PRINT. Archaeological Investigations at Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Area: 1974, 1975, and 1978 Field Seasons, edited by Robert C. Mainfort, Jr. 1980. [115 pages].
  2. OUT OF PRINT. An Archaeological and Historical Assessment of the First Hermitage, by Samuel D. Smith. 1976. [312 pages].
  3. OUT OF PRINT. A Survey of Historic Pottery Making in Tennessee, by Samuel D. Smith and Stephen T. Rogers. 1979. [170 pages].
  4. Archaeological Investigations at Ft. Pillow State Historic Area: 1976-1978, by Robert C. Mainfort, Jr. 1980. $8.75.
  5. OUT OF PRINT. The Meeks Site Excavation, MOntgomery County, Tennessee, by Joseph L. Benthall. 1980. [78 pages].
  6. Historical Background and Archaeological Testing of the Davy Crockett Birthplace State Historical Area, Greene County, Tennessee, by Samuel D. Smith. 1980. $3.25.
  7. OUT OF PRINT. Pinson Mounds: A Middle Woodland Ceremonial Center, by Robert C. Mainfort, Jr. [128 pages].
  8. A Cultural Resources Survey of Tennessee's Western Highland Rim Iron Industry, 1790s-1930s, by Samuel D. Smith, Charles P. Stripling, and James M. Brannon. 1988. $6.00.
  9. Fort Southwest Point Archaeological Site, Kingston, Tennessee: A Multidisciplinary Interpretation, edited by Samuel D. Smith. 1993. $20.00.
  10. OUT OF PRINT. Archaeological Investigations in the Obion River Drainage: The West Tennessee Tributaries Project, by Robert C. Mainfort Jr. 1994. [200 pages].
  11. Gordontown: Salvage Archaeology at a Mississippian Town in Davidson County, Tennessee, edited by Michael C. Moore and Emanuel Breitburg. 1998. $13.65.
  12. An Archaeological Interpretation of the Site of Fort Blount, a 1790s Territorial Militia and Federal Military Post, Jackson County, Tennessee, edited by Samuel D. Smith and Benjamin C. Nance. 2000. $14.00.
  13. Archaeological Investigations at the Rutherford-Kizer Site: A Mississippian Mound Center in Sumner County, Tennessee, edited by Michael. C. Moore and Kevin E. Smith. 2001. $12.75.
  14. A Survey of Civil War Era Military Sites in Tennessee, by Samuel D. Smith and Benjamin C. Nance. 2003. $10.00.
  15. The Brentwood Library Site: A Mississippian Town on the Little Harpeth River, Williamson County, Tennessee, by Michael C. Moore. Available mid-2004.

Miscellaneous Publications Series

Miscellaneous Publications in print are available for archaeologists & interested researchers from the Tennessee Division of Archaeology, at no charge, 5103 Edmondson Pike, Nashville, TN 37211-5129, (615) 741-1588, ext. 16. Out of print reports can be purchased for the cost of photocopying.

  1. See Tennessee Department of Transportation Publications in Archaeology series for ordering information.
  2. See Tennessee Department of Transportation Publications in Archaeology series for ordering information.
  3. The Hooper Site (40Dv234): A Mississippian Village in Davidson County, Tennessee, by Kevin E. Smith and Michael C. Moore. 1996.
  4. A Bibliographic History of Historical Archaeology in Tennessee, by Samuel D. Smith. 1996.
  5. See Tennessee Department of Transportation Publications in Archaeology series for ordering information.

Manuscript Series

A series of unpublished formal manuscripts are on file with the Tennessee Division of Archaeology. These documents are generally available for professional researchers only. An updated list will be provided here in the near future.

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