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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORRIS BASIN 



was once occupied by a southeastward-flowing tributary of the Powell 

 River. Capture of the headwaters of this stream by Cumberland 

 River diverted the waters to the north. Subsequent erosion lowered 

 the land on both sides of the gap, leaving this remnant of a former 

 valley some 500-600 feet above the present-day drainage. 



Acknowledgments 



It is impossible to mention by name all persons who by their 

 kindness and cooperation rendered valuable assistance to the survey. 

 Interest in this undertaking was quite general among all property 

 owners within the Basin. Grateful acknowledgment is made to all 

 property owners who kindly permitted the excavation of sites on 

 their lands. The following is a list of persons to whom such 

 acknowledgment is due: 



Mr. John L. Ausmus, Speedwell. 



Mr. F. Howard Bowman, La Follette. 



Mr. A. B. Cox, Edgemoor. 



Mr. Sam Crawford, Scarboro. 



Mr. W. A. Freel, Scarboro. 



Mr. J. M. Hetherley, La Follette. 



Mrs. Mandy Harris, La Follette. 



Mr. Harvey Hill, Loyston. 



Mr. M. N. Irvin, La Follette. 



Mr. C. R. Lea, Clinton. 



Mr. Jim McCarty, La Follette. 

 Mr. Stoke Meredith, La Follette. 

 Mr. W. S. Moneymaker, Edgemoor. 

 Mr. Wiley Richardson, Agee. 

 Mr. H. Clay Stiner, Stiner. 

 Dr. Sam Taylor, Clinton. 

 Judge J. H. Wallace, Clinton. 

 Mr. C. J. Walters, Maynardville. 

 Mr. Isaac Wilson, Loyston. 



Grateful acknowledgment is made to the National Research 

 Council, which, through Dr. Albert W. Poffenberger, chairman of 

 the Division of Anthropology and Psychology, made a grant in aid 

 of this research. This fund played a very important part in sup- 

 plementing Federal appropriations in this emergency. The restric- 

 tions necessary for the expenditure of Federal funds often prevent 

 or delay minor expenditures beyond the point of greatest efficiency. 

 This grant of the National Research Council was very necessary in 

 the coordination of the expenditures of the Civil Works Adminis- 

 tration funds for labor and the Tennessee Valley Authority funds for 

 administration. Its immediate availability greatly expedited the 

 setting up of the organization for field work. 



The assistance of Dr. Carl E. Guthe, chairman of the Committee 

 on State Archaeological Surveys of the National Research Council, 

 and Mr. Neil M. Judd, curator of archaeology of the National 

 Museum, is greatly appreciated. Both of these gentlemen gave 

 generously of their time and advice in locating a competent super- 

 visory staff and in formulating plans for the initiation of the survey. 



Acknowledgment is made of the valuable services rendered by 

 Dr. W. D. Funkhouser, dean of the Graduate School and professor 



