An Analysis of the European Artifacts from Chota-Tanasee, an Eighteenth Century Overhill ...

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Robert Dolan Newman
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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Newman, Robert Dolan, "An Analysis of the European Artifacts from Chota-Tanasee, an Eighteenth
Century Overhill Cherokee Town. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1977.
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I am submitting herewith a thesis written by Robert Dolan Newman entitled "An Analysis of the
European Artifacts from Chota-Tanasee, an Eighteenth Century Overhill Cherokee Town." I have
examined the final electronic copy of this thesis for form and content and recommend that it be
accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, with a major
in Anthropology.
Gerald F. Schroedl, Major Professor
We have read this thesis and recommend its acceptance:
Charles N. Fuller, Alfred Guthe
Accepted for the Council:
Carolyn R. Hodges
Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
(Original signatures are on file with official student records.)
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entiteld' 'AAnna lsyiso ft heE uroepan Aritfactfsr oCmh otaT-anasee,a n
EihgtenethC enturOyv ehril lC hreokeeT onw." I recommendt hati tb e
accpetde inp artialf ulifllmeonftt her euqirmeenst fort hed ergee of
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ANA NAYLSIOSF TEHUER EOAPNA RTIAFCTS FROCHH TOAT-ANSAE,E
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RoebrtD olna Newman
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ValelyA uthoriftoyrf undinCgh oat-Tnaaseree sreca.h Dr. AlfreGdu th,e
Directooftr h eF ranHk. M cClnugM useum, Univeirtsyo fT ennessee,
madteh eE uropeaarnit factfsr oCmh oat-Tansaeea vailbalef ort hisstu d.y
Dr.s ChalresF aulnker, AlfreGdu th,e aGndea rldS crhoeld provided
valbulaec riitcsimsa nde dirtioaslu gegstnis.o I wistho p articularly
expressm yg ratidteut oD r. GearldS crhoedflo rh isa ssistnaceg,u idan,c e
ande ncuoragenmt.e Arpepctiiano isa lseox psresde to� 1.r Ricrhda
Pohlemusw hoa ideidn t hei dnetifictaiono fm anyo ft hea ritfacts.
Thanksa rea lsdou et oM r. LeeI ngmr faord raftingt hem apo ft he
OverhillC onutrayn dM r. William Huntw hod evloepeadn dp rinttehde
phtoogrpah.s Ms. Alice uBcehnaee, Dr. RihcardJ anzt, aMnrd. Jerry
Jemranna rea ckonweldgde fort heiarss isntcaei nc ompuetrp rgoramming.
Finlayl,a ppcreiation ise xtendetdo M s. MarioDnr eschfeorrt ypintgh e
rougdhra fta ndt oM s. AnnaD uobvf ort ypingt hef inamla unscprti.
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ABSRTACT
Decsriipont anda nalsyiso fo ve6r 70,00 Euorpena artiafcst and
abogriinlaylm odiifed Euorpena aritfactsf roCm hoat-Tnaase(e4 M0R2-M4R602)
provideas b asisf or futures tduieosf s miilar Eurpoena aritfacst from
OverlbliC herokesei tesi nt heL itlteT ennessVeaell ye.
DaetdE uorpena artiafctsp rovdieda menast oc ontsructa chrolnogoy
off earteusa nd ibaurl.s Only4 0 o1f08 6f eaturaensdt wo of1 14bu rails
weer datetdo o neo ff oupr erioodfsE uorpena ecnoomica ndp oltiical
inflnuce.e Thirtyf eaturaensdo neb uirald atteo t heC oloniaple riod
corrobotrianga ccnotus ofC htoa-Tanasese s'izaen di mporntcaed uirng
them i-d1t8hc entruy.T oof ewf earteusa ndb urialdsa te tthoe
Cotnac,t Revolutinoaryo fF ederpaelr iomdasik ngm enainuglfc opmarison
oft hep erioidnv netoriiempso ssib.l eThec hrolnooyg mustb ee xapnedd
toi nlcude daftrao omt heOrv erlbliC herokeseit e.s
Acuqisiiont anuds eo fE uorpena artiafctwsa sc onisdeerdw itnh i
Euorpena funcitonalc ontetxs. Desnes pacaen da ssotciinoa analyses
failde tod emotnraste 1t8h-centyu rEuropne acontextfso r Eurno pea
aritfactast C hoa-tTaanse.e Thiss uggestthsa fte arteusd on otr efelct
activiatrye aosr t hamti d1-t8hc enturCyh eorkeceu tlurhea dn oty et
adpotesdu ccho netxst.T hed iffenrceeo fa ritfactd isrtibiutonso f
featusr aessotcedi awitehi hgth ouseu nitss hownedop atetrn regdainrg
theu se aocqru siition ofE uorpena aritfact.s Burialsa ssoctiead
witthh eseh ousesi ndictaet ha8t9 p erncteo fi ndiuvaildasg e1d2 y ears
andy ougnerh aveg rvaeg oodwsh lieo nly3 3 perceinntd iouvfai lsd 13a nd
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oledr vheag ravgeo osd. Simliar Euorpena goosd tendt oo ccurw itthh e
burailsw ithienac hh ouse.
Copmaringt heC hoa-tTanaseEeu orpean artifacitn veonrtyt ot hose
of1 t8hc entuEruyor pena frnotiesrit esr evaels ltitlseim ilartiy.
Devleopinagn A borgiinalF rointer AritfactP attrenw ouldp emritt he
copmarsion ofc ontact Indisani teassw ella st heicro pmarison with
1t8hc entuEruyr opefarno inters ites.
TABLOEF C ONNTTES
CHPATRE PAEG
I.I TNRODTUICON 1
II. HISTOIRCALC ONSIDAETIRNOS 6
Hisotryo fC hotaa-naTsee 6
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Europne aDipolmac,y Tradea ndt heO vehrilClhe rokee 8
Exacvaitonast C hota-Tanasee 16
II.I THEA RITFACTI NVENTO.R Y 19
Resaerhc Metholdogoy 19
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TheE uropeaAnrit facts 20
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Aborgiinlayllv liofdiedE uropne aAritfacst 89
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IV. DISCUSSINO 103
Eureopan Aritfacts aAncduc ltruaiton 103
Eureopan Aritfactsa ndC hrnoologya tC hota-Tanaese 105
TheD istrbiutino ofE ureopan Aritfactsa tC hoa-t
Tanasee 141
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Chota-Tanaseaen dt heE ihgtenethC enurtyA mercian
Frointer 124
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V. SUMMARYA NDC ONCLUISONS 128
REFREENCECSIE TD 132
VIAT 138
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LITS OTFA BLES
TABLE PAGE
1. GoodTsr aeddt ot heC heroke• e. • . • . 12
2.A Summaroyf t heE uroepan Artfiactsf romCh ota-Tanaese 22
3. Eureopan CermaicsF onuda tC htoa-Taneaes 26
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4. Nalisf roCmh otaa-nTasee 34
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5. LeadB ulletfsr oCmh toa-Tnaasee 39
6. Buttnosf roCmh oat-Tnaasee 43
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7. Scsisrosf rom otC-ahTnaasee 47
8. Choat-aTnaseTer adBee ads 53
9. Kaloni Pipems tDaetes 75
10.A borgiinlaly MdoiifedE uropne aAritfacst 91
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11.B rassP rojecitlePo isn t 95
12.F earteusa ndB urailsD atedb yE uroepan Aritfacts 107
13.C opmiltaino ofE uroepan Aritfacst byP eriod 109
14. Feaurtesa ndB uriasl Useidn E uroepan AritfactD itsritbiouns
byS trcutrue . . . . . . . . .. . 117
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15. The Distributioonf Euroepan Artifactsb yS elected
Strcutrues . . . . . 120
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16.C hi-SqaureV aluesf or AritfactG ropuso fS eveSne elcted
Strucutres• . • . • . • . • . • . • . • 121
17.B urialsf roSm eelcetdS trucutreU nits 122
18.A ritfactT oatlsf orS otuh' sA ritfact uGprsoa ndC lasses 126
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LITS OFFI UGRES
FIUGRE PAEG
1.T heO verhill Conutry 2
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2. Excvaaiton aCtho taa-nTasee 18
3. RumB ottle 28
4. SeelcteAdr itfactso ft heK itchaennd Airteccthure
Group.s . .. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . .. .. . .30
s. SeelcetdA ritfacst oft heF urinturea ndA rmsG ruops 36
6. Seelctde Aritfacst oft heC lothinangd P ernsaolG roup.s 41
7. Hoesf romC hotaa-nTaese . .. . . . 79
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8. SelteecdA rtiafctso ft he AcitviitesG roup. . . 82
. . .
9. SeelcetdA ritfactso ft he MiiltaryC las.s . 88
10. Selteedc AboringaillyM oidfiedA ritfactsf romG rou1p
andG rou2p . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . 9.2 .
11.S eelcteAdbo ringaillyM oidfide Aritfacst froGmr ou1p 96
12.S eelcetdA boriginlaylM oidfide Aritfacst froGmr ou3p
andG rou4p . . . .. . . . . .. .. .. . . .. 101
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