Franklin, Jay D. | Tennessee Encyclopedia

Franklin, Jay D.Randal Rust2017-11-11T14:35:54+00:00

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The Archaic in Tennessee is the longest defined prehistoric cultural period, spanning approximately seven thousand years. The beginning of the Archaic Period roughly coincides with the Pleistocene/Holocene glacial boundary at about ten thousand years ago. The period ends with the…