Brentwood Library Site

Brentwood Library Site
(40 WM 210)
Brentwood Library Site is located in Tennessee
Brentwood Library Site
Location within Tennessee today
LocationWilliamson County, Tennessee USA
RegionWilliamson County, Tennessee
Coordinates35°59′45.06″N 86°47′23.60″W / 35.9958500°N 86.7898889°W / 35.9958500; -86.7898889
History
CulturesMississippian culture
Site notes
Excavation dates1997
Responsible body: City of Brentwood

The Brentwood Library Site (40WM210), also known as the Jarman Farm Site, is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located in the city of Brentwood, in Williamson County, Tennessee. The substantial town was occupied during Regional Period IV of the local Mississippian chronology, and there was an associated burial ground, where nearly 50 stone box graves have been found.[1] Artifacts from the site have been radiocarbon dated to between 1298 and 1465 CE.[2] These include several types of Mississippian pottery, with Beckwith Incised found in the highest number.[3]

  1. ^ Moore, Michael C.; Cmith, Kevin E. Moore (2009), Archaeological Expeditions of the Peabody Museum in Middle Tennessee, 1877-1884 (PDF), Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, research Series No. 16.
  2. ^ Lankford, George E.; Reilly, F. Kent; Garber, James F. (2011-01-15). Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World. University of Texas Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-292-72308-5.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MOORE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).