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Title
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An Archaeological Survey in Clarke County, Alabama
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Date
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2009
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Bibliographic Citation
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Brown, Ian W. 2009. An Archaeological Survey in Clarke County, Alabama. Alabama Museum of Natural History, Bulletin 26. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
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• The Gulf Coast Survey, based out of the University of Alabama, conducted one month of work in Clarke County supported by a grant from AHC.
• Based effort on “gaps” in recorded sites, which were identified as the salt springs, upland terraces, confluences, and mineral quarry sites, and focused on the southwest portion of the county.
• 55 sites visited, 46 of which were new locations, and 127 collections made from occupations ranging from the Paleoindian to the mid-nineteenth century.
• More coverage of the Tallahatta sandstone outcrops than most reports provide:1CK305 and 1CK306.
• Context provides very brief mention of Tome, Choctaw occupations
• Descriptive summary of the sites visited, and the collections made.