Classification and Significance Assessments of Occupations on the Ackerman Unit of the Tombigbee National Forest, Mississippi

Author

Mary A. Madden

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Peacock, Evan

Committee Member

Miller, Darcy Shane

Committee Member

Rafferty, Janet

Date of Degree

12-8-2017

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Applied Anthropology

Degree Name

Master of Arts

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures

Abstract

The Ackerman Unit of the Tombigbee National Forest has served as the location of numerous archaeological investigations. Despite all of the work done, there is a question of whether a representative sample of the archaeological record has been saved and subsequently whether the reports and findings from the Ackerman Unit of the Tombigbee National Forest are legitimate and can be applied to a larger body or research at the regional, and even national scale. This thesis will evaluate whether a paradigmatic classification of occupations can be used to assess if a representative sample of the archaeological record has been saved, and consequently whether identifiable bias exists among the practitioners who recorded those occupations.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/18548

Recommended Citation

Madden, Mary A., "Classification and Significance Assessments of Occupations on the Ackerman Unit of the Tombigbee National Forest, Mississippi" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 1065.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/1065