Late Paleoindian through Middle Archaic Faunal Evidence from Dust Cave, Alabama

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by  Renee Beauchamp Walker

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Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School
5-1998
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Renee Beauchamp Walker
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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Walker, Renee Beauchamp, "Late Paleoindian through Middle Archaic Faunal Evidence from Dust Cave,
Alabama. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 1998.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/1873
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To the Graduate Council:
I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by Renee Beauchamp Walker entitled "Late
Paleoindian through Middle Archaic Faunal Evidence from Dust Cave, Alabama." I have
examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend
that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy, with a major in Anthropology.
Walter E. Klippel, Major Professor
We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance:
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Accepted for the Council:
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Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
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To theG raudateC oucni:l
I am sumbittingh erweitha dissertaitonw rittebyn R enee
Beauhcamp Walkere ntitdl e"LateP aleodiinant hrougMhi dlde
ArchaicF anualE videnfcreom DustC ave, Alabmaa. " I have
examniedt hef inaclo pyo ft hsi dissertaitonf orf omr and
contenantd r ecommend thati tb ea ccepetdi np arital
fuflillmento ft he reqiuremnetsf or tdheeg reoef Doctor of
Philosopyh,w itha major inA nthorpology.
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THE LATE PALEOINDIAN THROUGHMI DDLE ARCHAIC
FAUNAL EVIDENCEFR OM
DUSTCA VE, ALABAMA
A Dissrteation
Prseented tfhoer
Doctor Pohiflo spohyD egere
TheU nievrsitoyf T enenssee,K noxlvile
ReneBee auhcamp Walker
May1 998
Copyrihgt© ReneBee aucmhpa Walker,1 998
All rihgtsr esevred
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DEDICATION
Thisd issetratino isd edicatetdo mmyo ther,
MarieH eleKna ne uBceahamp,
whog avem e encouramgenet
whenI neeedd itt hem ost.
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Acknowledgments
Theraer es om anyp epolet ot hanfko rh epl throughout
my graudaet caerer. I am patriuclarlyg ratefult om y
advsior,Dr . WalterE .K lipepl, whoc heeurlflyre add raft
afterd rfato ft hisdo cmuent, eveno ns hortn oitce . His
encouramgeneto ver they earhsa sm eants om ucht om e andI
wouldn oth ave come thisf arw ihtout it. Othemre mberso f
myc owmittee,D rs. PaulP amraleea nd GaelrdS chroe,d lwere
alwaysw illingt os parteh et ime tot alakb oumty researc. h
I patricualrlye nojyedt hev isitsD r. Pamraleem adet oD ust
Caev whileI was ther,e disucssign thef aunaan dc ollteicng
salmaandres ofmr theb ottom oft hec ave was truly
enlihgteinn.g Dr. DaviEdt nierw asg racioeunsuo ght oc ome
ontom y committeel atei nt he mgea andh isv olume (with
WaynCe .S tarnes) on thfer sehawterf isheso fT enenssee was
ani navluablaei df ort hisre searc.h Dr. Boyce sDkerlili s
thep ersornes posniblef ort hew holteo pico ft his
disesrattion andh asb eenu nafiilnglsyup potrive. The
summersI haev sof ar esnpta tD ustC av,e undehri s
dierctio,n havet aughtm e morea bouatr chaeooglyt hanI
learneidn t het eny earsp reviuos.
OtherD ustC ave crewm emberst hath ave helpedm e
thoruhg they earsi ncldeu ScottM eeks, whon evre complaiend
aboustl gogintgh orught hem ud" one lastt ime . "N urit
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Golmdan-Fni wnas ap leasuret ow orkw itha ndI paritcularly
benfeittde from herr eserach oan r egionpaelsr pcetiveo f
DustC aev. JaneE llist aughmte how tob e "a real"w omna
duringo urw orka t DustC ave. All oft he studentsa ndo tehr
co-workerhsel pedme in smoan y waiytsw ouldb e imposisble
tos ummarziei ta llh eer. Fianlly,w itohutt he helpo fm y
fellwo U.T.. gKraduatset due.rt, SaarhC .S hewroo,d I would
noth avem adei tt hrougahl lo ft hoset ickm,os quitos,n ake,
anda rmadillo eisntdfe daysa tD ustC ave. Shes upplied
hel,p encoruagmeen,t "girl-t,a alnkd"a goodk icki nt he
pa.rts whenn eeedd.
Manyo theUr. .TK. grdauates tduetnsw erea lsohe lpful
alnogt hew ay. JoannBee nnteta ndT ayloSrle m�er were
alwaysw illing tol isnt ewhenI wass tucokr f eleign
discuoraegd. ChriDsa evnportw asa lwaysv ery supporitve .
MikeR uddle supplide muchn eededp aleeonviromnenatl
articels. JudyP atetrsno venturedt oD ustC aev fora week
ands ou ndrestoodt het riasl andt rbiulationso fw orking
there. My offciem-ateo fs even year,s SeanP .C ouhgli,n was
alwayst herfeo rm e, readnigd rafts,o fefrinsgup port, and
overlale ncoaugrmeent.
My familyh asb eenv eryu ndresatndintghr ouhg the
year,s event houhg theyp robalbyc annotf athm owhyI would
wantt ol ive ina swampf ort wom onthsd urign thes ummer. I
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woulldi ek tot hanakl lo ft hme fors upportingm e inw hatI
chosteo dwoi thmy lief. Fianlyl, I wouldl iek tot hankm y
husbanCdha rleRs. W alker,J r. forb eings op atienta nd
comforitngt hrou�gout� hem anyl ongy earist t oko to
completet hisr eesarc.h
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ABSTRACT
Thisr esearcihnv olvest hef aunla evdiencef rmo the
siteo fD uts Cavei nn ortwhestA labmaa. Thes itew as
ocucpide byp rheistorihcu netr-gatherefrrosm 105,00t o
5,020y earsa go. DustC avei s gsniifainctt o cahreaologailc
reseahr bcecuasei tr eprseenst oneo f theear liestkn ow,n
startfiiedL ateP aeloindiana ndA rchiacd epositsi nt he
Southesat. Teste xcaavtinosw erec onductde att hec ave frmo
1989-1994 andt hem aterisa flort hisd issertiaotnw ere
collteecdd uringt hisp erido. Resultosf t hef anual
analsiysi ndicatthea tc hangeoscc urredi nr esource
selecito,n habitta explotiaiton,a ndn aturaeln vriomnent
thorught ime. As hitf from a conecnrtaitono na viasnp ecies
to� ammalina specioecsc ruredf rom theL ateP aleodiinant o
theM iddlAer chaicp eridos. Ina ddtiiona,q uaitcr esourecs,
which werei mportantt oL ateP aleodiinanp epolea tt hec ave,
weer muchl essim portanbty the MdildeA rcahi.c Utilziatino
ofs pceiesf rom opne,e cotoen,a ndc losd ehabitatasl so
changetdhr ougthi me. Closedh abitta spceies, sucha s
squirrelsa ndr acconos, werem uchm ore importandtu rign the
earloyc cupaitono ft he cave. Ecotonsepe cie,s such as
rabbitsa ndw hitetadiele rb ecmae morei mprotandtu ring
lateorcc uptaions. Ac omparisoonf t heD ustC avef auntao
severalo thearr cheaolgoicaslit esr eevalst hatD ustC ave is
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