THE BELLS BEND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT

David G. Anderson, PhD, RPA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Shane Miller, MA, UT, PhD Candidate, University of Arizona
Tom Pertierra, Director, Southeastern Paleoamerican Survey, Inc

The Cumberland River/Midsouth Paleoindian Project, an official University of Tennessee, Knoxville research project and field school, will be locating and examining prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in and near the Bells Bend area immediately west of Nashville, Tennessee. We will be in the field from Thursday July 5th through Tuesday August 7th, 2012. The research team will be based at the Bells Bend Outdoor Center, an 808 acre park located immediately to the west of downtown Nashville along the Cumberland River, and managed by the Davidson County Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation.

The project will be directed by David G. Anderson, D. Shane Miller, and Tom Pertierra, assisted by a number of graduate students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and other institutions of higher education. It will be directed to the complementary goals of student training, public education, and basic research. Presentations on the work will be given each week at the Bells Bend Outdoor Center and will be open to the public. Should you have additional questions about the project, contact David G. Anderson at dander19@utk.edu, Shane Miller at dsmiller@email.arizona.edu or Tom Pertierra at tomp@thomasmarketing.com . After July 6th we will be at the Bells Bend Outdoor Center, and can be reached via email (which will be forwarded), or via the park number, 615-862-4187, or via email at bellsbend@nashville.gov .

Read more here, or download the project information manual here.