The excavations at, the Carmouche site Ome2l ) are described in detail. The site is a multicomponent, stratified archeological site located on Upatoi Creek within the Fort Benning Military Reservation. The location is 10 km below the Fall Line in the Fall Line Hills district of the upper Coastal Plain. The Carmouche site was occupied intermittently for over 10,000 years and most archeological phases were represented in the site's sandy deposits. The analysis concentrated on the Mississippian occupation represented by Etowah, Averett, and Rood phase ceramics. Questions concerning the duration of occupation and settlement function were addressed. Also, a detailed formal analysis of pottery was undertaken for all ceramic types. The lithic analysis addressed the cultural affiliation of the Tallahassee point, a presumed Paleoindian/Early Archaic transitional point type. The Carmouche site yielded 34 Tallahassee points and related subtypes, perhaps the largest excavated sample of these points from the southeastern United States. The lithic analysis also discussed a raw material selection and reduction model for the region. Finally, a mid-nineteenth century historic occupation at the site was discussed. In all, the excavations at the Carmouche site represent the most extensive investigation ever undertaken of an archeological site in the Fall Line Hills district and away from a major river valley.
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