The Prehistory of North Carolina: An Archaeological Symposium

Surveys the archaeology of North Carolina's three major regions--the Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Mountains. Discusses the history of archaeological research in the state and suggests future directions of study. Contributors include archaeologists Joffre L. Coe, David S. Phelps, Burton L. Purrington, and H. Trawick Ward.

This is the third printing of a text originally published in 1983.

• Time before History: The Archaeology of North Carolina
• Cherokee Archaeology: A Study of the Appalachian Summit
• The Formative Cultures of the Carolina Piedmont
• Cherokee Prehistory: The Pisgah Phase in the Appalachian Summit Region