Sterile overburden is shown in this profile of deposits in the entrance trench outside the entrance of Dust Cave.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32223
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Stratigraphic profile showing ash lenses at Dust Cave
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32225
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Stratigraphic profile with unknown ash and stone feature, possible hearth, in the profile of the entrance trench at Dust Cave.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32226
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Stratigraphic profile with ash lenses revealed in the profile of the entrance trench within Dust Cave.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32227
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Archaeologist Boyce Driskell at Dust Cave.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32228
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Archaeologist (unknown) taking notes in the field.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32229
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Archaeologist Nurit Finn, who served as excavation director for several seasons, within Dust Cave.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32230
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Archaeologist David Anderson excavating within the entrance chamber of Dust Cave.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32231
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
The surface of deposits within the inner passage of Dust Cave. The dryness of these deposits inspired the name given to the cave by its early investigators.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32232
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Excavation of cave with lighting structure. This view of the cave is from the entrance looking into the entrance trench. The back wall of the entrance chamber forms the background.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32233
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology Restricted
Description
Excavations underway in the entrance trench at Dust Cave. This view is within the entrance chamber of the cave near the middle of the trench. The deposits within the area of the cave were nearly 5 meters deep.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32234
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Excavation of the entrance trench at Dust Cave in progress. The Cave’s entrance is to the right; the west profile of the trench is in the background.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32236
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Excavations in progress in the entrance trench of Dust Cave. View is to the west.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32237
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Exterior of Dust Cave to the east of the entrance trench showing the proximity of the Cave’s deposits to the ceiling of the cave.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32238
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Exterior of cave excavation. A large trench (2 m by 12 m) was excavated through the entrance at Dust Cave from outside deposits to a point near the back of the cave. View of the trench at the entrance is to the east.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32239
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Exterior of cave excavation. A steep talis slope made working space very limited outside the entrance to Dust Cave.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32240
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Dust Cave is one of numerous caves located along this bluffline on the north side of the Tennessee River and Coffee Slough.
Date of Photo
circa July 1992
Holdings
35mm slide: 32241
Geographic Location
Tennessee River Valley
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Description
Dust Cave Archaeological field camp. Students, staff and visitors were lodged in a tent camp about 300 yards from the cave.