List of archaeological sites in Tennessee

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This list of archaeological sites in Tennessee (in the southeastern United States) encompasses sites that have either contributed substantially or have the potential to contribute substantially to research regarding people who have lived in what is now Tennessee since Prehistoric times. Note that a historical site is not necessarily an archaeological site. A historical site should be included only if actual field work has been conducted at the site. While artifacts from multiple cultural periods are often found at excavation sites, the "cultural affiliation" category on this list refers only to periods in which there was significant occupation or a significant event (e.g., a battle) at the site.

Legend for cultural affiliations:

• Paleo-Indian — roughly 12,000 B.C. (and possibly earlier) to 8000 B.C.
• Archaic — c. 8000 B.C. to 1000 B.C.
• Woodland — c. 1000 B.C. - 1000 A.D.
• Mississippian — c. 900 A.D. to 1600 A.D.
• Cherokee — affiliated with proto-historic and historic Cherokee occupation (c. 1600-1800 A.D.)
• British colonial — affiliated with Euro-American expansion, pre-1776.
• American — affiliated with Euro-American occupation or events post-1776

The sites are listed alphabetically by county.

Contents 1 Anderson County 2 Bedford County 3 Benton County 4 Bledsoe County 5 Blount County 6 Bradley County 7 Campbell County 8 Cannon County 9 Carroll County 10 Carter County 11 Cheatham County 12 Chester County 13 Claiborne County 14 Clay County 15 Cocke County 16 Coffee County 17 Crockett County 18 Cumberland County 19 Davidson County 20 DeKalb County 21 Decatur County 22 Dickson County 23 Dyer County 24 Fayette County 25 Fentress County 26 Franklin County 27 Gibson County 28 Giles County 29 Grainger County 30 Greene County 31 Grundy County 32 Hamblen County 33 Hamilton County 34 Hancock County 35 Hardeman County 36 Hardin County 37 Hawkins County 38 Haywood County 39 Henderson County 40 Henry County 41 Hickman County 42 Houston County 43 Humphreys County 44 Jackson County 45 Jefferson County 46 Johnson County 47 Knox County 48 Lake County 49 Lauderdale County 50 Lawrence County 51 Lewis County 52 Lincoln County 53 Loudon County 54 Macon County 55 Madison County 56 Marion County 57 Marshall County 58 Maury County 59 McMinn County 60 McNairy County 61 Meigs County 62 Monroe County 63 Montgomery County 64 Moore County 65 Morgan County 66 Obion County 67 Overton County 68 Perry County 69 Pickett County 70 Polk County 71 Putnam County 72 Rhea County 73 Roane County 74 Robertson County 75 Rutherford County 76 Scott County 77 Sequatchie County 78 Sevier County 79 Shelby County 80 Smith County 81 Stewart County 82 Sullivan County 83 Sumner County 84 Tipton County 85 Trousdale County 86 Unicoi County 87 Union County 88 Van Buren County 89 Warren County 90 Washington County 91 Wayne County 92 Weakley County 93 White County 94 Williamson County 95 Wilson County 96 Location not publicized 97 Resources

[edit] Anderson County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Bull Bluff Site	40AN20	Woodland, Mississippian	1960s
Clinton Site	40AN74	Woodland	1990s
Cox Site		Mississippian	1934
Crawford Farm Mound	40AN21	Woodland	1930s
Freels Bend Site	40AN8	Woodland	1960s
Freels Cabin	40AN28	American pioneer	1977	DOE-owned
Freels Farm Mounds	40AN22	Woodland	1930s
University of Tennessee Farm Site	40AN2		1960s

[edit] Bedford County

[edit] Benton County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Carson-Conn-Short Site	40BN190	Paleo-Indian	1990s
Eva Site	40BN12	Archaic	1940	Submerged

[edit] Bledsoe County

[edit] Blount County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
	40BT47	Woodland, Mississippian	c. 1990
Apple Barn Site	40BT90	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian, Cherokee	1999-2001
Peter Cable Complex	40BT34	American pioneer		national park
Chestnut Flats	40BT133	Archaic, American pioneer		national park
Chilhowee	40BT7	Cherokee	1950s	Submerged
Gas Company Site	40BT94	Woodland	1999-2001
Gregory Cave	40BT141	Woodland, Mississippian		national park
Indian Grave Gap	40BT140			national park
Kinzel Springs Site	40BT89	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian, Cherokee	1999-2001
John Oliver Complex	40BT55	American pioneer	1980s	national park
Pony Ride Site	40BT91	Woodland, Mississippian, Cherokee, American	1999-2001
Sparks Bottom Site	40BT129	Archaic, Woodland		national park
Spence Field	40BT138			national park
Tallassee	40BT8	Cherokee	1950s	Submerged

[edit] Bradley County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Chatata
Ledford Island	40BY13	Mississippian	1930s
Rymer Site	40BY15	Mississippian

[edit] Campbell County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Bowman Farm Site	40CP2	Mississippian	1930s
Harris Farm Site	40CP9	Mississippian	1930s
Heatherly Stone Mounds	40CP1	Woodland	1930s
Irvin Village	40CP5	Mississippian	1930s
Saltpeter Cave	40CP3	Woodland	1930s

[edit] Cannon County

[edit] Carroll County

[edit] Carter County

[edit] Cheatham County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Mound Bottom	40CH8	Mississippian	1970s	state archaeological site
Pack Site	40CH1	Mississippian	1930s
Patterson Forge	40CH87	American industry		state park

[edit] Chester County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Pierce Site	40CS24a	Paleo-Indian	1970s

[edit] Claiborne County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Ausmus Cave	40CE20	Mississippian	1930s
Cheek Site	40CE28	Archaic, Woodland
Doug Young Site	40CE56	Woodland
Essary Site	40CE40	Archaic
Tazewell Fortification	40CE109

[edit] Clay County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Stardust Sites I-III	40CY63-65	Archaic, Woodland	2001

[edit] Cocke County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Rankin Site	40CK6	Woodland	1960
Swaggerty Blockhouse		American pioneer		private property

[edit] Coffee County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Cascade Distillery Site	40CF237	American industry
Old Stone Fort	40CF1	Woodland	1966	state park

[edit] Crockett County

[edit] Cumberland County

[edit] Davidson County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Archaeological Site No. 40DV35	40DV35
Brick Church Mound and Village Site
Drennon Site	40DV447	Archaic, Woodland
The Hermitage	40DV100	American plantation		Museum
Hermitage Springs	40DV551	Archaic, Woodland
Kelley's Battery	40DV392	Mississippian, American military
Traveller's Rest	40DV11	Mississippian
Widemeier Site	40DV9	Paleo-Indian, Archaic

[edit] DeKalb County

[edit] Decatur County

[edit] Dickson County

[edit] Dyer County

[edit] Fayette County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Lucky 7 Site	40FY436	Woodland

[edit] Fentress County

[edit] Franklin County

[edit] Gibson County

[edit] Giles County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Elk River Fortification	40GL54	American military
Johnson May Site	40GL85	Woodland
Parker's Pasture	40GL25	Mississippian

[edit] Grainger County

[edit] Greene County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Birdwell Site	40GN228	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
Davy Crockett Birthplace	40GN12	Woodland, American pioneer	1977	state park
Neas Site	40GN229	Archaic, Woodland
Samuel Doak Plantation	40GN257	American pioneer

[edit] Grundy County

[edit] Hamblen County

[edit] Hamilton County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Audubon Acres	40HA84	Mississippian
Citico	40HA65	Mississippian	1970s
Dallas Island	40HA1	Woodland, Mississippian	1930s	Submerged
David Davis Site	40HA301	Mississippian
Hampton Place Archaeological Site	40HA146	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
Hixon Site	40HA3	Mississippian	1930s
LeCroy Site	40HA43	Mississippian	1940s, 1950s
MacLellan Island	40HA64	Archaic, Woodland
Mallards Dozen Archaeological Site	40HA147	Archaic, Woodland
Moccasin Bend	40HA63	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian	1960s	Part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Vulcan Archaeological Site	40HA140	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
Woodland Mound Archaeological District		Woodland

[edit] Hancock County

[edit] Hardeman County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Davis Bridge Battlefield	40HM106	American military

[edit] Hardin County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Shiloh Battlefield Site	40HR179	American military		national military park
Shiloh Indian Mounds		Woodland, Mississippian		National historic landmark

[edit] Hawkins County

[edit] Haywood County

[edit] Henderson County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Parker's Crossroads Battlefield	40HE118	American military

[edit] Henry County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Obion Mounds		Mississippian

[edit] Hickman County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Gordon Site		Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland
Mayberry Site	40HI133	Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland
Oldroy Site	40HI131	Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland

[edit] Houston County

[edit] Humphreys County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Fairchance Furnace	40HS168	American industry
Johnsonville Battlefield		American military		State park
Link Farm Site	40HS6	Mississippian
Nuckolls Site	40HS60	Paleo-Indian

[edit] Jackson County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Austin Peay Bridge Site	40JK129	Archaic
Moore Bottom	40JK145	Archaic

[edit] Jefferson County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Strawberry Plains Fortification	40JE41-44	American military
Zimmerman's Island	40JE2	Mississippian	1940s

[edit] Johnson County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Lake Hole Cave	40JN159	Mississippian	1990s	national forest

[edit] Knox County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Blount Mansion		American pioneer		National Historic Landmark
Marble Springs		American pioneer		state historic site
Montgomery Site	40KN39	Woodland
Post Oak Island	40KN23	Mississippian		Submerged
Ramsey House		American plantation		Museum
Sevierville Hill Site	40KN142	American military
U.T. Agriculture Farm Mound	40KN16	Woodland

[edit] Lake County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Cremaillere Line Fortification	40LK54	American military
Foxhole Site	40LK10	Mississippian

[edit] Lauderdale County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Fort Pillow	40LA50	American military		state park

[edit] Lawrence County

[edit] Lewis County

[edit] Lincoln County

[edit] Loudon County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Bacon Farm Site	40LD35	Archaic	1976
Bat Creek Site	40LD24	Mississippian	1975	Submerged
Bussell Island	40LD17	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian, Cherokee	1970s	Location of Tellico Dam
Iddins Site	40LD38	Archaic	1970s
Kimberly-Clark Site	40LD208	Mississippian	1989
Loudon Fortification	40LD211-212, etc.	American military
Morganton	40LD105	American river town	1978	Submerged
Tipton-Dixon House	40LD179	Woodland
Wear Bend Site	40LD107	Cherokee	1970s	Submerged

[edit] Macon County

[edit] Madison County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Cochran Site	40MD23	Archaic, Woodland	1970s	Grouped with Pinson Mounds
Denmark Mound Group	40MD85	Mississippian
Johnston Mound Complex	40MD3	Woodland
Pinson Mounds	40MD1	Woodland	1960s, 1970s, 1980s	state archaeological park

[edit] Marion County

[edit] Marshall County

[edit] Maury County

[edit] McMinn County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Mouse Creek Site	40MN3	Woodland, Mississippian	1930s, 1980s

[edit] McNairy County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Big Hill Pond Fortification	40MY95	American military
Wray's Bluff Fortification	40MY111	American military

[edit] Meigs County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Hiwassee Island	40MG31	Mississippian	1930s	state wildlife refuge

[edit] Monroe County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Bacon Bend Site	40MR25	Archaic, Woodland	1960s, 1970s	submerged
Calloway Island	40MR41	Archaic, Woodland	1970s	submerged
Chota	40MR2	Cherokee	1960s, 1970s	submerged; monument in raised area
Citico	40MR7	Mississippian, Cherokee	1970s	submerged
Fort Loudoun	40MR1	English colonial military	1930s, 1970s	original site raised with fill; fort reconstructed
Great Tellico/Chatuga	40MR12	Cherokee
Halfway Town	40MR8	Cherokee	1970s	submerged
Harrison Branch	40MR21	Archaic, Woodland	1970s	submerged
Icehouse Bottom	40MR23	Archaic, Woodland	1970s	submerged
Martin Farm Site	40MR20	Mississippian	1960s, 1970s	submerged
Mialoquo	40MR3	Cherokee	1970s	submerged
Rose Island	40MR44	Archaic, Woodland	1970s	submerged
Starnes-Kahite	40MR32	Cherokee	1960s
Tanasi	40MR62	Cherokee	1960s, 1970s	submerged; marked by monument
Tellico Blockhouse	40MR50	American military	1970s	state park
Tomotley	40MR5	Cherokee	1970s	submerged
Toqua	40MR6	Mississippian, Cherokee	1970s	submerged
Tuskegee	40MR24, 40MR64	Cherokee	1960s, 1970s	submerged
Virginia Fort	40MR71	English colonial military	1970s

[edit] Montgomery County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Dunbar Cave	40MT43	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian		state park
Fort Defiance/Fort Bruce	40MT287	American military

[edit] Moore County

[edit] Morgan County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Prison Hill Site	40MO161	Woodland, Mississippian		part of Brushy Mountain prison complex

[edit] Obion County

[edit] Overton County

[edit] Perry County

[edit] Pickett County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Huddleston-Little Cabin	40PT38	American pioneer
Smyrna Schoolhouse	40PT39	American pioneer

[edit] Polk County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Ocoee	40PK1	Woodland, Mississippian, Cherokee	1930s
Hiwassee Old Town	40PK3	Woodland, Mississippian, Cherokee	1980s

[edit] Putnam County

[edit] Rhea County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Hiwassee Garrison Site	40RH35	American pioneer

[edit] Roane County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Davis-Noe Site	40RE137	Mississippian
Fort Southwest Point	40RE119	American military	1970s, 1980s	museum
Red Velvet Spider Rockshelter	40RE243	Woodland

[edit] Robertson County

[edit] Rutherford County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Stones River Battlefield	40RD177	American military		National battlefield
Sam Davis Home	40RD23	American plantation

[edit] Scott County

[edit] Sequatchie County

[edit] Sevier County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Lawson Home Site	40SV51
McCroskey Island	40SV43	Mississippian	1980s
McMahan Indian Mounds	40SV1	Mississippian	1980s

[edit] Shelby County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Chucalissa	40SY1	Mississippian		state park
Hilderbrand House	40SY615	American plantation

[edit] Smith County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Battery Knob Earthworks	40SH134	American military

[edit] Stewart County

[edit] Sullivan County

[edit] Sumner County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Bledsoe's Station	40SU32	American pioneer
Camp Trousdale Site	40SU107	American military
Castalian Springs	40SU14	Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
Rutherford-Kizer Mound Group	40SU15	Mississippian
Wynnewood	40SU75			state historic site

[edit] Tipton County

[edit] Trousdale County

[edit] Unicoi County

[edit] Union County

[edit] Van Buren County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Big Bone Cave	40VB103	Woodland, American

[edit] Warren County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Cardwell Mountain	40WR15	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
Myers Mound	40WR5	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian

[edit] Washington County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Plum Grove Archaeological Site	40WG17	Woodland, Mississippian

[edit] Wayne County

[edit] Weakley County

[edit] White County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Cherry Creek Mound	40WH65	Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
Indian Cave	40WH43	Woodland, Mississippian
Officer Cave	40WH98		1980s

[edit] Williamson County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Anderson Site	40WM9	Archaic
Brentwood Library Site	40WM210	Mississippian
Carnton	40WM32	American plantation		national historic landmark
Coats-Hines Site	40WM31	Paleo-Indian	1995
Fewkes Group Archaeological Site	40WM1	Mississippian
Harpeth Furnace	40WM83	American industry
Kellytown	40WM10	Mississippian
Old Town Archaeological Site	40WM2	Mississippian
Roper Knob Fortifications	40WM101	American military
Triune Fortification	40WM106	American military

[edit] Wilson County

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Sellars Farm Site	40WI1	Mississippian		Managed by Long Hunter State Park

[edit] Location not publicized

Site	Designation	Cultural affiliation(s)	Year(s) excavated	Status
Mud Glyph Cave		Mississippian	1980s

[edit] Resources

• Frank H. McClung Museum
• The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
• Tennessee Archaeology: A Synthesis
• Tennessee Archaeology Network