| TABLE 5—SUMMARY OF HOUSE DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traits | House 1 | House 2 | House 3 | |
| Fired clay floors | - | x | x | |
| Compacted floors | x | - | - | |
| Puddled firebasins | x | x | - | |
| Mortar and pestles near firebasins | x | - | - | |
| Wood ash in firebasin | x | x | x | |
| Broken bowl in basin | - | x | x | |
| Ash pit beside basin | x | x | x | |
| Associated infant burial | x | - | x | (outside house) |
| Refuse pit outside house | x | ? | x | |
| Lack of daub | x | x | x | |
| Pole, whole cane and thatch construction | x | ? | x | |
| No post molds | x | x | x | |
A hypothetical reconstruction ([Fig. 40]) is an ‘A’ frame building that makes use of all the archaeological data found here. Other forms might as easily be conceived including prefabrication of wall sections which could then be bound at the corners and braced outside against any roof thrust. There is no doubt that these dwellings were made of poles, cane and thatch and that these materials were assembled in such a way as to give strength and some degree of permanency to the house.
BURIALS
The human skeletal material and the field notes concerning the burials were turned over to Charles Nash, Tennessee State Parks Archaeologist, for study and interpretation. The result of his study has been included as [Appendix C]. Figures [41] through [45] have been included here to illustrate the burial types at the Lawhorn site.
Figure 40. Drawing Showing Hypothetical Reconstruction of the House Type at the Lawhorn Site
Figure 41. Burials 21 and 22 on the Bank of the Diversion Ditch
Figure 42. Burial 25 and Associated Pottery Bowl
(Mud can be seen at the lower edge of the picture)