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The powerful native alliance that developed near NationFord, where the Great Trading Path crossed the CatawbaRiver, gradually gelled by the mid-18 th century tobecome the Catawba Nation.
Almost miraculously, the CatawbaNation has survived to the presentday within its ancient homeland,and is one of the few native nationsto occupy its original territory sinceEuropean contact .
Page 1: Archaeologyin the OldCatawba Nation
Page 6 and 7: When John Lawson explored the inter
Page 10 and 11: One key to Catawba survival andsucc
Page 12 and 13: During the French and Indian Wars (
Page 14 and 15: The Archaeology of mid-18 th centur
Page 16 and 17: Archaeological investigations at Na
Page 18 and 19: Most houses at Nassaw included smal
Page 20 and 21: Incised Bowl DecorationsFolded & No
Page 22 and 23: Nassaw and Weyapee yielded thousand
Page 24 and 25: Abundant gunparts and ammunition re
Page 26 and 27: Cherokee carvedstone tobacco pipesE
Page 28 and 29: 1759 1762The devastating smallpox e
Page 30 and 31: Samuel Wyly’s 1763 survey of the
Page 32 and 33: The 2003 investigations at Old Town
Page 34 and 35: pedestal bases & foot ringspedestal
Page 36 and 37: ulletmoldlead shotGunparts and ammu
Page 38 and 39: ass tinkler conesglass beadscufflin
Page 40 and 41: 2009 investigations at Old Town rev
Page 42 and 43: These excavations revealed multiple
Page 44 and 45: Extent of 2003 and 2009 excavations
Page 46 and 47: Catawbapan fragmentsred sealing wax
Page 48 and 49: Catawba Land Leases“These lands a
Page 50 and 51: Cabin Outline (est.)Tree Disturbanc
Page 52 and 53: Elevated chimney bases at Loci 4and
Page 54 and 55: pistol lockgunflintsbrass escutcheo
Page 56 and 57: English hand-painted pearlwareNew T
Page 58 and 59:
Red-Painted Rim & Body SherdsCup Bo
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Catawba potters traveled from New T
Page 62 and 63:
Strategies that enabled the Catawba
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Unfortunately, this rich heritage i
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The problem of site destruction is
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