▁entire ▁App al ach ian ▁district ." ▁ ▁Sub st ant ial ▁Arch a ic ▁period ▁( 8 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 ▁B . C .) ▁sites ▁along ▁the ▁river ▁include ▁the ▁Ice house ▁B ottom ▁and ▁the ▁Rose ▁Island ▁sites , ▁both ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁river ' s ▁confl u ence ▁with ▁the ▁Tel lic o ▁River . ▁ ▁These ▁sites ▁were ▁probably ▁semi - per man ent ▁base ▁cam ps , ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁sought ▁the ▁ch ert ▁depos its ▁on ▁the ▁bl uff s ▁above ▁the ▁river ▁which ▁they ▁used ▁to ▁create ▁tools . ▁ ▁Ev idence ▁of ▁Wood land ▁period ▁( 1 0 0 0 ▁B . C . ▁- ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁A . D .) ▁habit ation ▁has ▁been ▁un cover ed ▁at ▁numerous ▁sites ▁along ▁the ▁Little ▁Tennessee , ▁most ▁not ably ▁at ▁Ice house ▁B ottom , ▁Rose ▁Island , ▁Call ow ay ▁Island ▁( near ▁the ▁river ' s ▁confl u ence ▁with ▁To qua ▁Creek ), ▁Th irty ▁A cre ▁Island ▁( near ▁the ▁river ' s ▁confl u ence ▁with ▁N ine ▁M ile ▁Creek ) ▁and ▁Ba con ▁B end ▁( between ▁To qua ▁and ▁Cit ico ▁Beach ). ▁ ▁Ex c av ations ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁un cover ed ▁large ▁groups ▁of ▁Wood land - period ▁bur ial s ▁on ▁both ▁Rose ▁and ▁Call ow ay ▁islands . ▁ ▁Pot tery ▁fragments ▁un cover ed ▁at