The King Site, named for the landowner, is located on the Coosa River in the western part of Floyd County, Georgia. This site has long been known to residents of Floyd County, and artifacts from the site are illustrated in the local history written by George Battey, Jr. in 1922 (1922:76). Margaret Ashley, working under the direction of Warren K. Moorehead, did a one day excavation there in 1928 and reported finding a burned structure (Moorehead 1932:157). Robert Wauchope briefly cited Ashley's work in his publication on the sites of northern Georgia, and designated the site "9Fl-5" (1966:219-2.2.0). Excavation on the King Site began in the Spring of 1971, and was continued in the Fall of 1971 and 1972. Extensive excavations were carried out from June to August, 1973, under the sponsorship of Shorter College. Excavation has continued since that time and will continue through the coming year under the joint sponsorship of Berry College and the University of Georgia. Approximately 8.5% of the village, or 17, 700 square feet, has been opened to the present time. Nine structures, a palisade and associated ditch, a plaza, and forty-one burials have been located as a result of the combined seasons on the site. This paper will key on two of the burials found at the King Site, and secondarily deal with the overall patterning of the various site features. The two burials, numbered 15 and 34, were somewhat unusual since each was the grave of a master craftsman.
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