List of archaeological sites in Tennessee

The Tennessee Division of Archaeology maintains a database of all archaeological sites recorded within the state of Tennessee. As of January 1, 2009 this catalog contains more than 22,000 sites, including both prehistoric and historic resources. In Tennessee, Prehistoric is generally defined as the time between the appearance of the first people in the region (c. 12,000 BC) and the arrival of the first European explorers (c. 1540 AD). The Historic period begins after the arrival of those Europeans and continues to the present. Both these periods are further divided into subperiods and phases using established archaeological conventions for the region.Site data on file, Tennessee Division of Archaeology Site Survey Record, Nashville

The following list of archaeological sites in Tennessee 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. Note that a historical site is not necessarily an archaeological site. According to the Tennessee Division of Archaeology Site Survey Record, official site numbers are generally assigned to historic sites only if artifacts and/or historic documentation for that site support a pre–1933 date. Historical sites are included in the following list only if archeological field work has been conducted at the site.

The term cultural affiliation refers to the archaeological period when a site was created and/or occupied. Many sites were occupied during more than one archaeological period, and are therefore known as multicomponent. An example of a multicomponent site would be American Civil War earthworks constructed at the same location as a prehistoric Mississippian village. The cultural affiliation category in the list below refers only to periods in which the most significant occupation or event (e.g., a battle) took place at the site.

Archaeological sites recorded in Tennessee are assigned State Trinomials consisting of letter and number combinations that indicate the state and county where the site is found, and includes a sequential number identifying the specific site. For example, the trinomial 40DV11 designates the eleventh archaeological site recorded in Davidson County (DV) , Tennessee (40) .

Legend for cultural affiliations:

PaleoindianAlthough the Wikipedia entry for Paleoindian inserts a hyphen into the word, accepted scientific and archaeological nomenclature omits this punctuation; see links under Resources below for correct usage. — roughly 12,000 BC (and possibly earlier) to 8000 BC Archaic — c. 8000 BC to 1000 BC Woodland — c. 1000 BC - 1000 AD Mississippian — c. 900 to 1600 AD Cherokee — affiliated with proto-historic and historic Cherokee occupation (c. 1600–1800) 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.

Anderson County

Site Designation Cultural affiliation(s) Year(s) excavated Status Lost Ridge Site 40AN1 Woodland, Mississippian 1960 University of Tennessee Farm Site 40AN2 Archaic, Mississippian 1960 Brushy Valley Site 40AN3 1960 Holt Site 40AN4 1961 County Farm/Braden Branch Site 40AN5 1960 Worthington Branch Site 40AN6 Freels Bend Site 40AN8 1960 Hawkins Cave Site 40AN14 1934 Johnson Farm Site 40AN15 Mississippian 1934 Taylor Farm Site 40AN16 1934 Lea Farm Site 40AN17 1934 Cox Mound/Cox Village Site 40AN19 Mississippian 1934/1960 Bull Bluff Site 40AN20 Woodland, Mississippian, Historic 1961 Crawford Farm Mound 40AN21 Woodland 1938 Freels Farm Mounds 40AN22 Woodland 1934 Freels Cabin Site 40AN28 American pioneer 1977 DOE-owned Carden Farm Site 40AN44 1990 Eagle Bend Site 40AN45 1986 Eagle Bend Site 40AN46 1986 Eagle Bend Site 40AN47 1986 Eagle Bend Site 40AN48 1986 Eagle Bend Site 40AN49 1986 Eagle Bend Site 40AN50 1986 Eagle Bend Site 40AN51 1986 Eagle Bend Site 40AN52 1986 Clinton Site 40AN74 Woodland 1990s

Bedford County

Site Designation Cultural affiliation(s) Year(s) excavated Status Owl Hollow/Raus Site 40BD46 1975 Submerged Hendrixson Site 40BD47 1973 Submerged Unnamed Site 40BD50 1975–1976 Shoffner Site 40BD55 Woodland 1975 Submerged Unnamed Site 40BD75 1973 Unnamed Site 40BD123 Historic 1974–1975

Benton County

Site Designation Cultural affiliation(s) Year(s) excavated Status General Surface and Shovel Tests 40BN1 Indeterminate Prehistoric, Indeterminate Historic 1990 General Surface Collection 40BN2 Indeterminate Prehistoric, Indeterminate Historic 1990 Danville Ferry Site 40BN3 Mississippian 1940 Submerged Sulphur Creek Site 40BN7 1940 Submerged Harmon's Creek Site 40BN8 1940 Shoreline Surface 40BN10 1992 Thomas Site 40BN11 Mississippian 1990 Eva Site 40BN12 Archaic 1940 Submerged Bridges SiteChapman, J. (2006). The Archaeological Collections at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture. Frank H. McClung Museum Occasional Papers, (7), 1–34. Retrieved from https://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/78/2019/05/ArchaeologyCollectionsGuide.pdf 40BN13 1941 Submerged Unnamed Site 40BN14 1980 Unnamed Site 40BN16 1980 West Cuba Landing Site 40BN17 1941 Prevatt's/Pravatts Site 40BN20 1915 Odle Site 40BN23 1941 Ledbetter Site 40BN25 Archaic 1940 Lick Creek Site 40BN30 Mississippian 1940 Submerged Stockdale Site 40BN32 Woodland, Mississippian 1940, 1990 Gatewood Site 40BN47 Mississippian 1940 Frazier Site 64BN59 1941 Young's Landing Site 40BN60 1941 Earp Site 40BN68 1941 Cherry Site40BN741941 McDaniel Site 40BN77 1941 TVA General Survey 40BN123 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN124 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN125 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN129 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1992 TVA Shoreline Survey 40BN125 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN132 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN134 Indeterminate Historical 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN135 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA Shoreline Survey 40BN141 Indeterminate Prehistoric, Historic 1991 TVA General Survey 40BN142 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1992 TVA General Survey 40BN150 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN151 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 General Surface Collection 40BN152 Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN153 Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN154 Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN155 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN156 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN157 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN158 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN159 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN160 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN161 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN162 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN164 Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN165 Indeterminate Prehistoric, Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN166 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN167 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN168 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN169 Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN171 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN172 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN173 Indeterminate Prehistoric, Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN174 Indeterminate Prehistoric, Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN175 Indeterminate Prehistoric, Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN177 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN177 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN178 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN179 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN177 Indeterminate Prehistoric, Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN178 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN177 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN178 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN179 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN180 Indeterminate Prehistoric, Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN181 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN182 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN183 Indeterminate Historic 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN184 Woodland 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN185 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN186 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 TVA General Survey 40BN188 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1990 Carson-Conn-Short Site 40BN190 Paleoindian 1990s TVA General Survey 40BN191 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1991 TVA General Survey 40BN192 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1991 TVA General Survey 40BN193 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1991 TVA General Survey 40BN194 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1991 TVA General Survey 40BN195 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1991 TVA General Survey 40BN198 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1991 TVA General Survey 40BN199 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1991 TVA General Survey 40BN224 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1991 TVA General Survey 40BN225 Indeterminate Prehistoric 1991

Bledsoe County Site Designation Cultural affiliation(s) Year(s) excavated Status Hemphill Cemetery Site 40BS31 Late 19th-Early 20th century 1986 H. H. Beach Cemetery Site 40BS32 ca. 1865 1986 Cemetery Site 40BS33 Historic 1986 Gilbert Gaul House Site 40BS34 Late 19th-Early 20th century 1986 Newton's Ford and Stave Mill Site 40BS35 Late 19th-Early 20th century 1986 Lewis Keedy House Site 40BS36 Mid-Late 19th century 1986

Blount County

Site Designation Cultural affiliation(s) Year(s) excavated StatusPrater Site40BT21942 Chilhowee 40BT7 Cherokee 1950s Submerged Tallassee 40BT8 Cherokee 1955–1957 Submerged Peter Cable Complex 40BT34 American pioneer National park 40BT47 Woodland, Mississippian c. 1990 John Oliver Complex 40BT55 American pioneer 1980s National park Kinzel Springs Site 40BT89 Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian, Cherokee 1999–2001 Apple Barn Site 40BT90 Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian, Cherokee 1999–2001 Pony Ride Site 40BT91 Woodland, Mississippian, Cherokee, American 1999–2001 Gas Company Site 40BT94 Woodland 1999–2001 Sparks Bottom Site 40BT129 Archaic, Woodland National park Chestnut Flats 40BT133 Archaic, American pioneer National park Spence Field 40BT138 National park Indian Grave Gap 40BT140 National park Gregory Cave 40BT141 Woodland, Mississippian National park

Bradley County

Site Designation Cultural affiliation(s) Year(s) excavated Status Rymer Site 40BY11 Mississippian 1937 Ledford Island 40BY13 Mississippian 1938–1939 Candy Creek 40BY14 Woodland 1939 Rymer Site 40BY15 Mississippian 1937 Varnell 40BY18 Woodland 1939 Chatata

Campbell County

Site Designation Cultural affiliation(s) Year(s) excavated Status Heatherly Stone Mounds 40CP1 Woodland 1934 Bowman Farm Site 40CP2 Mississippian 1934 Saltpeter Cave 40CP3 Woodland 1934 McCarty Farm 40CP4 1934 Irvin Village 40CP5 Mississippian 1934 Richardson Farm 40CP8 1934 Harris Farm Site 40CP9 Mississippian 1934 Wallace Cave 40CP12 1934 Bullock Cave 40CP13 1934 Fincastle Site 40CP19 Chambers Creek Shelter Site 40CP20 1951

Cannon County Site Designation Cultural affiliation(s) Year(s) excavated Status Mountain Creek Survey 40CN1 Archaic 1963 Mountain Creek Survey 40CN2 Archaic 1963 Mountain Creek Survey 40CN3 Archaic, Woodland 1963 Hoover-Beeson Rockshelter 40CN4 1963

Carroll County Site Designation Cultural affiliation(s) Year(s) excavated Status Chandler Site 40CL64 Woodland 1991 Glisson Site 40CL65 Archaic 1991

Carter County Site Designation Cultural affiliation(s) Year(s) excavated Status Fudd-Campbell Site 40CR3 Woodland 1962, 1980–1981

Cheatham County