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Tables of Contents for Time Before History
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
 
Acknowledgments
xiii
 
Introduction
1
26
Cultural-Historical Overview
1
5
Paleo-Indian Period (before 8000 B.C.)
2
1
Archaic Period (8000-1000 B.C.)
2
1
Woodland Period (1000 B.C.-A.D. 1600)
3
2
Historic Period (after A.D. 1540)
5
1
A Brief History of North Carolina Archaeology
6
21
Exploring Indian Mounds
6
2
A New Focus on North Carolina Archaeology
8
1
Following in the Footsteps of Lederer and Lawson
9
2
The Keyauwee Excavation
11
1
Federal Archaeology Begins at Peachtree
12
1
Stalking the Piedmont Siouans
12
3
Building Cultural Chronologies
15
2
The Cherokee Project
17
1
North Carolina Archaeology Expands
18
2
Recent Research Programs across North Carolina
20
3
Notes on Organization
23
4
The Paleo-Indian: An Elusive Quarry
27
20
Paleo-Indian Chronology in the Southeast
29
3
Early Paleo-Indian Subperiod (about 9500-9000 B.C.)
29
2
Middle Paleo-Indian Subperiod (9000-8500 B.C.)
31
1
Late Paleo-Indian Subperiod (8500-7900 B.C.)
31
1
Paleo-Indian Settlement and Subsistence
32
3
The Paleo-Indian Period in North Carolina
35
12
The Coastal Plain
36
1
The Piedmont
36
10
The Mountains
46
1
The Archaic Period: A Time of Regionalization and Specialization
47
29
The Archaic Period in the Piedmont
49
18
Early Archaic Period (8000-6000 B.C.)
51
7
Middle Archaic Period (6000-3000 B.C.)
58
6
Late Archaic Period (3000-1000 B.C.)
64
3
The Archaic Period in the Mountains
67
5
Early Archaic Period (8000-6000 B.C.)
69
1
Middle Archaic Period (6000-3000 B.C.)
70
1
Late Archaic Period (3000-1000 B.C.)
70
2
The Archaic Period on the Coast and Coastal Plain
72
3
Summary
75
1
The Woodland Period in the Piedmont
76
62
The Piedmont Village Tradition
78
2
The Early Woodland and Middle Woodland Periods (1000 B.C.-A.D. 800)
80
18
The Badin Phase
80
3
The Yadkin Phase
83
2
Recent Research and the Early-Middle Woodland Chronology
85
2
Early Excavations in the Northeast Piedmont
87
8
The Whites Creek Survey and the Forbush Creek Excavations
95
2
Summary
97
1
The Late Woodland Period (A.D. 800-1600)
98
21
The Uwharrie Phase (A.D. 800-1200)
100
3
The Haw River Phase (A.D. 1000-1400)
103
2
The Dan River Phase (A.D. 1000-1450)
105
4
The Donnaha Phase (A.D. 1000-1450)
109
3
The Hillsboro Phase (A.D. 1400-1600)
112
5
The Early Saratown Phase (A.D. 1450-1600)
117
2
The Southern Piedmont
119
19
A Brief History of Early Excavations
119
4
The Pee Dee Culture
123
11
The Caraway Phase (A.D. 1500-1700)
134
4
The Woodland and Mississippian Periods in the Appalachian Summit Region: The Search for Cherokee Roots
138
56
The Woodland Period
139
19
The Early Woodland Period (1000-300 B.C.)
140
6
The Middle Woodland Period (300 B.C.-A.D. 800)
146
11
The Late Woodland Period (A.D. 800-1100)
157
1
The South Appalachian Mississippian Tradition
158
34
The Pisgah Phase (A.D. 1000-1450)
160
15
Mound Structure and Political Complexity
175
3
Lamar Culture and the Qualla Phase (after A.D. 1350)
178
12
The Eastern Fringe of the Appalachian Summit
190
2
Summary
192
2
The Woodland Period on the Coast and Coastal Plain
194
35
A Brief History of Coastal Plain Archaeology
195
4
The Early Woodland Period (1000-300 B.C.)
199
4
The Deep Creek and New River Phases
200
2
Hamp's Landing
202
1
The Middle Woodland Period (300 B.C.-A.D. 800)
203
7
The Mount Pleasant Phase
203
1
The Cape Fear Phase
204
2
Sand Burial Mounds
206
4
The Late Woodland Period (A.D. 800-1650)
210
16
The Colington Phase
211
5
The White Oak Phase
216
7
The Cashie Phase
223
3
Summary
226
3
The Contact Period: Tribes, Traders, and Turmoil
229
48
The Contact Period in the Central Piedmont (A.D. 1600-1710)
233
14
The Mitchum Phase (A.D. 1600-1670)
235
2
The Jenrette Phase (A.D. 1600-1680)
237
5
The Fredricks Phase (A.D. 1680-1710)
242
5
The North Central Piedmont during the Contact Period
247
7
The Middle Saratown Phase (A.D. 1620-1670)
247
1
The Late Saratown Phase (A.D. 1670-1710)
248
6
Contact, Interaction, and Cultural Change in the Piedmont
254
6
Trade
254
2
European Plants and Livestock
256
1
Intertribal Relations
256
1
Disease
257
3
The Contact Period in the Appalachian Summit
260
12
The Late Qualla Phase (A.D. 1700-1838)
267
5
The Contact Period along the North Carolina Coast
272
3
Summary
275
2
References Cited
277
22
Index
299