This technical report produced by the Tennessee Division of Archaeology describes the results of salvage excavations conducted in 1985 and 1986 at the Gordontown (40DV6) site, a Mississippian period village located in central Tennessee. The report includes chapters examining the environment and history of the site, as well as the ceramic and lithic artifact assemblages, faunal remains, and the results of radiocarbon and mortuary analysis. 277 pages, 68 illustrations, 33 tables