A series of dams was constructed on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama during the second quarter of the 20th century, and federally financed archaeological salvage projects were conducted in the areas to be inundated. These Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) sponsored projects were supervised by Dr. William S. Webb of the University of Kentucky. For 20 months (in 1938 and 1939), Webb directed the archaeological salvage in the Guntersville Basin of North Alabama (Figure 1). During this project excavated materials were taken to an archaeological laboratory in Birmingham, Alabama where they were processed and studied. Field and laboratory technicians for the project were supplied by the Works Progress Administration (WPA); supervisory personnel by the Alabama Museum of Natural History.