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ABSTRACT
Perspectives on the Paleoindian occupation of the unglaciated eastern United States have changed significantly in the last 25 years. Historically, the Midsouth riverine region has been described as consisting of few true sites but many isolated projectile points, with Paleoindians rarely participating in the behaviors that produce sites. Due to the efforts of individuals such as Charles M. Hubbert, however, we know this is no longer a tenable interpretation. In this perspective, the author provides a brief overview of the influence of Hubbert and places his career within a historical context. Hubbert spent much of his career working in the Tennessee Valley, and the papers in this special section highlight new research efforts in the Tennessee Valley and Midsouth. The author also introduces the set of three papers that make up this special section of this issue of PaleoAmerica.
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank all of the symposium participants and those that submitted or contributed to PaleoAmerica. I would also like to thank Ted Goebel and Ashley Smallwood as well as all the other reviewers who dedicated time to the special section.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Author biography
J. Scott Jones is an archaeologist at Midsouth Cultural Resource Consultants, Murfreesboro TN. He earned his PhD in Anthropology at the University of Kentucky in 2018, and his interests focus on Paleoindian technology and settlement organization, with a focus on the Midsouth of North America.