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The Daily Tar Heel Tuesday, September 2, 19863 Indian village gives up its past By TOM CAMP Staff Writer An archaeology class from UNC finished excavating an Indian village in Hillsborough this summer on a site dating back to the late 18th century. Anthropology 151, Field Excava tion, finished a project started in 1983 on an Occaneechi village preserved underground for hundreds of years. Headed by researchers Steven Davis and Trawick Ward, who took over the project after the death of former site director Roy Dickens in May, the crew of 14 students and nine graduates uncovered the foun dations of 14 to IS Occaneechi houses. They also uncovered three burial sites, portions of a stockade, storage pits, pottery, jewelery, spoons, knives and tools of brass and iron on a plot in the middle of a corn field, only a mile away from downtown Hillsborough. The small village, buried several feet under plowed topsoil, had a surrounding wall with three entran ces. Inside the walls were the foun dations of Indian huts made from saplings and bark and lined with animal skins. "The village dates back to 1690 or 1710," said Davis. "This site could have been the original Hillsborough." The tribesmen were believed to be primarily independent farmers who traded with English merchants. From the tools and weapons the Indians left behind, archaeologists can study how European contact affected Indian lifestyles. "One of the most significant studies is trying to understand the kinds of changes that occurred among these people because of their interaction," Davis said. "They were probably culturated toward a Euro pean lifestyle before diseases wiped them out." The Occaneechi dig, which lasted six weeks, gave evidence to anthro- Life Module them a concept," he said. "The concept of a residence hall is much more complicated than the concept of a dorm." Planning unhurried for Class of 6 gift By KIMBERLY EDENS Staff Writer The Class of 1986 has recovered $10,280 of the $254,300 pledged towards its gift to the University, but no concrete plans have been made to use the money. The total funds will not be received until the end of students' five-year payment plans. Of the 1,452 students who pledged money, 950 have made at least their first payment, according to Scott Wierman, who worked with the Carolina Fund last year. The gift will consist of three "gateways" to the University, a teaching award and a series of need and merit-based scholarships. He said no designs or specific locations for the gateways have been decided, but three sites are being discussed: the "historic entrance" to the University at the intersection of Columbia Street and Cameron Avenue; the intersection of Manning Drive and N.C. 54 Bypass; and on Country Club Road across from the Institute of Government. UNC's Building and Grounds Committee will recommend final location decisions for the gateways to the chancellor. The class also plans to award a cash grant in the name of former UNC president William C. Friday. STUDENT TBmiairs., .:,VV.-.V.V,',V"V.s ,V. , V fcV- .v.w . ww. -,V.- .V WVS6, I fit x$ N -. OS pologists that villages were not always as large or dense as expected. "The Occaneechi village had about 75 to 100 inhabitants," Davis said, "and we're starting to find that there ' are a lot more of these sites around." Davis and Ward will head another dig beginning Tuesday at a site near the Haw River. The crew, six paid individuals who have either an anthropology degree or a keen interest in archaeology, will be sponsored by the National Science Foundation and should continue working through mid-November. Anthropology 151 is an excava tion course offered only during the first session of summer school. However, because of Dickens1 death last May, the class will not be offered this summer. It will be taught the following year. from page 1 Since students do so much in dorms, Jones said, perhaps even "residence hall" isn't adequate. Since so much living goes on there, perhaps, he suggested, they should be called "life assimilation modules." The RHA could become the "Life Assimilation Module Association." Either way, Jones said he thinks it's a bad idea that won't gain much support. "It's a calculated effort to make people what you feel they ought to be," he said. "I hope they're not planning to sink a lot of money into it." EARN TODAY Help meet the critical shortage of plasma by making your life-saving donation. Your donation helps expectant mothers, hemophiliacs, and many others. Make up to $120 per month in your spare time by giving the gift of life. SERA - 10914 E. 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Such classes enable group telecon ferencing and person-to-person teleconferencing with individuals at other universities, Chi said. "With this system, somebody can give a class, and somebody at Duke carj listen." : Other universities involved in the microwave network are N.C. State, University, N.C. A&T University, Duke University and the UNC-; Charlotte, Chi said. With the use of the satellite dish located on South Campus, students would have computer access from their own rooms, he said. Currently, the disunited compute science department is located in si)c buildings: New West, West House Phillips, Evergreen, the Commercial Property building off-campus and Smith building. Lifestyle! in 3 sizes 312 West Franklin St. Chapel Hill. N.C. 27514 933-2222 Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 AM - 5 pp of Friday afternoon to and from Ontheoceanfrontin 5 11 S 5 N- Myrtle Beach t0 d d b o the first 1 00 tenants. I QJJ Hookup if you sign up by August 31st. TRO
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