We Who Came Before: An Archaeological Survey and Census of the Old Catawba Cemetery

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E99 .C24 K46 1998

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We Who Came Before: An Archaeological Survey and Census of the Old Catawba Cemetery

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  • 1998 (Creation)

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v, 97 pages: illustrations, maps: 30cm.

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From the abstract: "This research is a continuation of "The Archaeological Survey of the Catawba Indian Reservation" (Kenion and May 1997)... The first objective was to define and map the physical boundaries of the cemetery, as well as the pattern of burials within the cemetery boundaries. The second goal of the project was to correlate as many individual burials as possible with historical tribal members, identifying those interred in unmarked graves or those marked with natural, non-inscribed rock... Finally, the project set about to define connections between the oldest known mortuary traditions of the Catawba and those customs used in this historic burial ground."

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This item is open for research use.

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This item is available for access at the Catawba Nation Archives.

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©1998 Catawba Cultural Preservation Project. All rights reserved. Requests for reproduction or use should be directed to the copyright holder.

Languages of the material

  • English
  • Siouan Language

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  • Latin

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Contains Catawba words and phrases.

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Transferred from the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project to the Catawba Nation Archives.

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No further accruals are expected.

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Catawba Cultural Preservation Project, Rock Hill, SC.

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4 copies.

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CNA 4D

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Record Created by Ensley F. Guffey, 2025 July 14.

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