United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027Whyte, Thomas R.1730/1760This is a drawing of a Cherokee segmented domestic structure from the mid-18th century based on archaeological excavations by the University of Tennessee at Overhill Cherokee sites on the lower Little Tennessee River Valley. Excavations of Overhill Cherokee villages were conducted by the University of Tennessee between 1967 and 1983 as part of the Tellico Archaeological Project. Excavations continued until 1983, and laboratory studies and report preparation continued until 1987. The excavations were conducted in anticipation of the flooding of the lower Little Tennessee River Valley, in eastern Tennessee, by the Tellico Dam Reservoir. The excavations were conducted under contract with the National Park Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegmm049engPhotograph held by the Frank H. McClung Museum, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, photograph mm049.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Cherokee IndiansCherokee artAntiquitiesArtCherokee Indians--DwellingsSalvage archaeologyHistoric sites[Drawing of mid-18th century Cherokee segmented domestic structure] / [by Thomas Whyte]StillImage