webb] ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORRIS BASIN 7 



Tennessee Valley Authority photographic laboratories. All of these 

 gentlemen, by their interest and uniform courtesy, greatly expedited 

 the work of the survey and rendered a service as pleasant as it was 

 efficient. 



The success of an archaeological survey begun in midwinter, cover- 

 ing intensely so large an area, and carried on by the use of unskilled 

 labor from the Civil Works Administration and Federal Emergency 

 Relief Administration rolls, demanded a maximum of careful and 

 able supervision. This was provided by one district supervisor, Mr. 

 T. M. N. Lewis, and eight field party supervisors. 



Mr. Lewis was selected for this work because of his ability and 

 his known interest in such problems. He undertook this work with- 

 out the aid of a preliminary survey of the archaeological remains of 

 the region. In the face of many physical handicaps, he initiated 

 both the survey and the work of excavation and carried them to a 

 successful conclusion. The region under investigation was rugged; 

 the roads very poor. In addition, work was begun in the middle 

 of the winter and was continued in spite of snow and zero weather, 

 in the winter months, and excessive rains and river floods in the 

 spring. Mr. Lewis has also made contributions to this report by 

 his assistance in the study and restoration of the material recovered 

 from the basin. 



The field party supervisors were, in the main, young college men 

 trained in archaeology and having experience in field work. They 

 were drawn from university and museum work to meet this emer- 

 gency. They demonstrated their ability to get excellent results and, 

 in the face of many difficulties, not the least of which was the use of 

 unskilled labor and a constantly changing personnel, they success- 

 fully carried out many difficult explorations. Too much credit can- 

 not be given them for their tireless energy and painstaking care. 

 The following list of field party supervisors shows the sites on which 

 each labored : 



Supervisors Sites on which they worked 



Goslin, Robert 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 14, 17. 



Haag, William G 8, 11, 13, 17, 18, 23. 



Sullivan, H. M 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 15, 16, 19. 



Taylor, A. P 2, 3, 5, 12, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23. 



Walker, Wendell C 10, 20, 21. 



Wilder, Charles G 10, 20, 21. 



During the early part of the work under C. W. A., Messrs. George 

 D. Barnes and A. E. Wilkie were employed as field party supervisors. 



