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Tennessee is one of the 50 states of the United States. It was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. ==Prehistory== Paleo-Indians are believed to have hunted and camped in what is now Tennessee as early as 12,000 years ago. Along with projectile points common for this period, archaeologists in Williamson County have uncovered a 12,000-year-old mastodon skeleton with cut marks typical of prehistoric hunters.〔(''Archaeology and the Native Peoples of Tennessee'' );" University of Tennessee; Frank H. McClung Museum; retrieved: December 5, 2007.〕 The most prominent known Archaic period (c. 8000 – 1000 BC) site in Tennessee is the Icehouse Bottom site located just south of Fort Loudoun in Monroe County. Excavations at Icehouse Bottom in the early 1970s uncovered evidence of human habitation dating to as early as 7,500 BC.〔(''Archaic Period'' ); "The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture," 2002; retrieved December 6, 2007.〕 Other archaic sites include Rose Island, located a few miles downstream from Icehouse Bottom, and the Eva site in Benton County. Tennessee is home to two major Woodland period (1000 BC – 1000 AD) sites: the Pinson Mounds in Madison County and the Old Stone Fort in Coffee County, both built c. 1–500 AD. The Pinson Mounds are the largest Middle Woodland site in the Southeastern United States, consisting of at least 12 mounds and a geometric earthen enclosure.〔(''Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park'' ); Robert Mainfort and Mary Kwas; "The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture," 2002; retrieved December 6, 2007.〕 The Old Stone Fort is a large ceremonial structure with a complex entrance way, situated on what was once a relatively inaccessible peninsula.〔(''Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park'' ); Charles Faulkner; "The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture;" 2002; retrieved December 6, 2007.〕 Mississippian (c. 1000 – 1600) villages are found along the banks of most of the major rivers in Tennessee. The most well-known of these sites include Chucalissa near Memphis; Mound Bottom in Cheatham County; Shiloh Mounds in Hardin County; and the Toqua site in Monroe County.〔(''Mississippian Culture'' ); Gerald Schroedl; "The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture;" 2002; retrieved December 6, 2007.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.nps.gov/shil/mounds.htm )〕 Excavations at the McMahan Mound Site in Sevier County and more recently at Townsend in Blount County have uncovered the remnants of palisaded villages dating to 1200.〔Tennessee Historical Commission Marker IC-69, "The McMahan Indian Mound," in Sevierville, Tennessee. Information accessed September 3, 2007.〕〔Iva Butler, "Archaeologists Pack Up Townsend Dig." The Maryville-Alcoa ''Daily Times'', February 17, 2001.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Tennessee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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