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Title: A preliminary investigation of ceramic styles and chronology at the Rio Chico site (OMJPLP170), Manabi, Ecuador.
Creator: Oyola-Coeur, Monica., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: This thesis studies a ceramic assemblage recently excavated at Rio Chico (OMJPLP170), a coastal multi-component site situated in Southern Manabi, Ecuador. Stratigraphic excavations provided the data for analysis, which primarily consisted of utilitarian wares that were examined within the archaeological context. Ceramic utilitarian wares were used to reconstruct the cultural sequence at Rio Chico, dating from the Early Formative Period Valdivia Phase to the Integration Period Manteno Phase,...
Show moreThis thesis studies a ceramic assemblage recently excavated at Rio Chico (OMJPLP170), a coastal multi-component site situated in Southern Manabi, Ecuador. Stratigraphic excavations provided the data for analysis, which primarily consisted of utilitarian wares that were examined within the archaeological context. Ceramic utilitarian wares were used to reconstruct the cultural sequence at Rio Chico, dating from the Early Formative Period Valdivia Phase to the Integration Period Manteno Phase, and to assess the use of space throughout the occupation. Additionally, ceramic vessel reconstruction provided insights about the types of activities and behavioral patterns of the prehispanic inhabitants of Rio Chico in each cultural phase. A comparative study of Rio Chico (OMJPLP170) and the adjacent site of Salango (OMJPLP140-141) aided in establishing possible cultural correlations between the two sites. As a result, similarities and differences were noted between the prehispanic settlements of both sites throughout their occupation.
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Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15768
Subject Headings: Rio Chico site--Ecuador--Manabí, Pottery, Prehistoric--Ecuador--Manabí, Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador, Manabí (Ecuador)--Antiquities
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Title: Jupiter Inlet I (8PB34): A test case in the use of ceramic frequencies and discriminant analysis in determining cultural affinity.
Creator: Pepe, James Patrick., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: Many archaeological culture area models have been proposed for southern Florida. The most important reason for the number of alternative models may be a lack of precise means to evaluate them in relation to individual archaeological sites. This thesis addresses these problems using Jupiter Inlet I (8PB34) as an example. The relative frequencies of ceramic types from this site are compared to other sites with generally accepted cultural affiliations. The multivariate statistical technique...
Show moreMany archaeological culture area models have been proposed for southern Florida. The most important reason for the number of alternative models may be a lack of precise means to evaluate them in relation to individual archaeological sites. This thesis addresses these problems using Jupiter Inlet I (8PB34) as an example. The relative frequencies of ceramic types from this site are compared to other sites with generally accepted cultural affiliations. The multivariate statistical technique known as discriminant analysis is used to directly compare comparable components from each site. This analysis reveals that archaeological areas in southern Florida can be determined fairly well based on ceramic data alone. A more objective archaeological area model is proposed for southern Florida. In this model, Jupiter Inlet I is shown to be part of several different archaeological areas over time.
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Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15697
Subject Headings: Archaeological surveying--Florida, Archaeology--Methodology--Florida, Pottery, Florida--Antiquities
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: All things new become old again: European beads in southern Florida during the early historic period.
Creator: Jacob, Rebecca Harris., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: This study compiles all known archaeological sites in southern Florida dating from the early historic period (1492-1750) that contain European beads. Beads from four sites, Boynton Multiple Mounds (8PB100), Ortona Burial Mound (8GL35), Philip Mound (8PO446), and Goodnow Mound (8HG6), are classified, as well as quantified to provide valuable information on frequency, style, and observable patterns in the archaeological record. This study examines the function of beads as ornaments intended to...
Show moreThis study compiles all known archaeological sites in southern Florida dating from the early historic period (1492-1750) that contain European beads. Beads from four sites, Boynton Multiple Mounds (8PB100), Ortona Burial Mound (8GL35), Philip Mound (8PO446), and Goodnow Mound (8HG6), are classified, as well as quantified to provide valuable information on frequency, style, and observable patterns in the archaeological record. This study examines the function of beads as ornaments intended to display, convey, or communicate culturally coded messages. Beads can be used in an outward, visible display of rank, status, and prestige. Beads will be compared with other items found in archaeological context to examine possible patterns in assemblages, especially as related to the unique set of artifacts associated with "The Glades Cult".
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15562
Subject Headings: Beads--History--Europe, Beads--Florida
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Title: Environmental archaeology: Locational analysis of Paleoindian and Archaic period sites in south Florida utilizing geographic information systems.
Creator: Turck, John A., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: The interrelatedness of archaeology, geography, and environment, in conjunction with the utilization of modern technology has become evident. This thesis employs the main principles of Environmental Archaeology while utilizing Geographic Information System technology to analyze the distribution of Paleoindian and Archaic period sites in south Florida. The following research demonstrates populations preferred certain areas to others, and environment played a considerable role in this...
Show moreThe interrelatedness of archaeology, geography, and environment, in conjunction with the utilization of modern technology has become evident. This thesis employs the main principles of Environmental Archaeology while utilizing Geographic Information System technology to analyze the distribution of Paleoindian and Archaic period sites in south Florida. The following research demonstrates populations preferred certain areas to others, and environment played a considerable role in this preference, as indicated by the patterns that arose when site locations were analyzed based on environmental variables. These patterns in site locations were used to determine the most likely and least likely areas of south Florida for finding new archaeological sites. This thesis also provides an evaluation of the varions environmental and archaeological data sets used, concluding that paleoenvironmental reconstruction is a worthwhile goal, greatly enhancing modern environmental data sets used in this study.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13072
Subject Headings: Environmental archaeology, Excavations (Archaeology)--Florida, Archaeology--Geographic information systems, Paleo-Indians--Florida--Antiquities
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Title: Prehistoric subsistence in the North American Southeast: A quantitative assessment of deer utilization by Mississippian populations.
Creator: Flaherty, Richard E., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: This thesis attempts to demonstrate quantitatively that Mississippian populations in the prehistoric North American Southeast utilized deer as a functional domesticate. "Functional domesticate", a term developed specifically for this study, is defined as a subsistence source that is consistently and readily accessed, both spatially and temporally. The concept of "domestication" extends to those economies which do not have animal domesticates but have access to procurement areas where animal...
Show moreThis thesis attempts to demonstrate quantitatively that Mississippian populations in the prehistoric North American Southeast utilized deer as a functional domesticate. "Functional domesticate", a term developed specifically for this study, is defined as a subsistence source that is consistently and readily accessed, both spatially and temporally. The concept of "domestication" extends to those economies which do not have animal domesticates but have access to procurement areas where animal resources can be continually and efficently harvested. The hypothesis is validated by using Bruce Smith's faunal model developed in the 1970s. His model in quantified by developing regression equations, indexes, and by creating "a Mississippian faunal use pattern." A literature review shows no previous attempt to use Smith's model to prove quantitatively the "deer as a functional domesticate" hypothesis. More importantly, the hypothesis is established without using analogies to the ethnohistoric/ethnographic literature, providing a useful instrument for studying prehistoric societies.
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Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15726
Subject Headings: Domestic animals--History., Mississippian culture., Southern States--Antiquities., Deer, Fossil.
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Title: Trade dynamics in South Florida during the Archaic and Glades periods: The commerce of shark teeth.
Creator: Seymour, Patricia A., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the proposed investigation is a multi-faceted study providing the opportunity to (a) examine the transverse Glades waterways within Broward County, Florida as trade networks during precolumbian times, (b) critically examine the importance of shark teeth as a commodity in the prehistoric commerce of south Florida, and (c) explore the utility of geographic information systems (GIS) in the resolution of the archaeological questions noted above. As suggested by the above statement,...
Show moreThe purpose of the proposed investigation is a multi-faceted study providing the opportunity to (a) examine the transverse Glades waterways within Broward County, Florida as trade networks during precolumbian times, (b) critically examine the importance of shark teeth as a commodity in the prehistoric commerce of south Florida, and (c) explore the utility of geographic information systems (GIS) in the resolution of the archaeological questions noted above. As suggested by the above statement, this study will focus on the dynamics involved in the distribution of shark teeth throughout archaeological sites in Broward County noting whether there are noticeable changes in the frequency of their distribution over time, or whether it is relatively constant. The study will attempt to better understand the important role of the southeast Florida transverse Glades waterways in the coast to inland commerce of shark teeth.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13043
Subject Headings: Commerce, Prehistoric--Florida, Archaeology--Geographic information systems, Sharks, Fossil--Florida
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Title: The canals at Cape Sable: A remote sensing perspective.
Creator: Ferik, Catherine Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: Florida is home to five known aboriginal canoe canal complexes, most of which have been destroyed by urban development and the ravages of time. These canals were large undertakings suggesting an organized, chiefdom society and sedentary populations. Two of these complexes, Mud Lake and Snake Bight canals, are located on Cape Sable in South Florida. These canals remain fairly intact and are observable in the field and on high resolution aerial photographs. Digital image enhancement and...
Show moreFlorida is home to five known aboriginal canoe canal complexes, most of which have been destroyed by urban development and the ravages of time. These canals were large undertakings suggesting an organized, chiefdom society and sedentary populations. Two of these complexes, Mud Lake and Snake Bight canals, are located on Cape Sable in South Florida. These canals remain fairly intact and are observable in the field and on high resolution aerial photographs. Digital image enhancement and traditional ground truthing methods add valuable information to the study of Cape Sable's canals. Field work was completed with permission from Everglades National Park, study number EVER-00035, permit number EVER-2001-SCI-0035. Carbon-14 dates indicate that both of the canals were constructed at approximately the same time, during the Glades II and III periods, making the Cape Sable canals contemporaneous with Florida's other aboriginal canals. Information about these enigmatic features aids archaeologists in the quest to understand Florida's earliest inhabitants.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13027
Subject Headings: Canals--Sable, Cape (Fla.), Canals--Remote sensing., Sable, Cape (Fla.), Aerial photography in archaeology.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: An examination of botanical substructures as symbolic communication: The carved stone monuments of the Cotzumalguapa Nuclear Zone, Guatemala.
Creator: Kerr, Debora Claire., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: The Cotzumalguapa Nuclear Zone is located on the Pacific slope of Guatemala. A portion of the carved stone monuments associated with this zone exhibits a unique combination of botanical symbols as a concomitant to central portrait figuration. This botanical style, found elsewhere in Mesoamerica, includes leaf, flower, fruit, and complex tabbed speech scroll/vine motifs intertwined with other non-botanical symbols. The resulting style can be interpreted as an "envisioned form" of symbolic...
Show moreThe Cotzumalguapa Nuclear Zone is located on the Pacific slope of Guatemala. A portion of the carved stone monuments associated with this zone exhibits a unique combination of botanical symbols as a concomitant to central portrait figuration. This botanical style, found elsewhere in Mesoamerica, includes leaf, flower, fruit, and complex tabbed speech scroll/vine motifs intertwined with other non-botanical symbols. The resulting style can be interpreted as an "envisioned form" of symbolic communication. This thesis examines, isolates and quantifies the botanical elements, their placement and suggests comparisons with plant species known to facilitate altered state spiritual communication.
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15598
Subject Headings: Symbolism of flowers--Guatemala, Symbolism in art, Monuments--Guatemala, Cotzumalguapa Nuclear Zone (Guatemala)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The dynamics of pre-Columbian Spondylus trade across the South American Central Pacific Coast.
Creator: Martin, Alexander Javier., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: This thesis provides an analysis of the archeological remains of Spondylus in the Central Pacific Coast of South America. The frequency of occurrence, spatial distribution and cultural context are compared both geographically and temporally to establish the reason for the trade of Spondylus, what form this exchange took through what routes it moved, and how it evolved through time. The sample strongly supports a scenario in which Spondylus trade with Peru stayed relatively small scale and...
Show moreThis thesis provides an analysis of the archeological remains of Spondylus in the Central Pacific Coast of South America. The frequency of occurrence, spatial distribution and cultural context are compared both geographically and temporally to establish the reason for the trade of Spondylus, what form this exchange took through what routes it moved, and how it evolved through time. The sample strongly supports a scenario in which Spondylus trade with Peru stayed relatively small scale and unsophisticated through most of its existence as a series of informal commercial transactions by neighboring communities. It is not until Moche V in the Moche Valley, and the subsequent Chimu occupation, that a revolution in the exploitation of this resource occurs with a sudden increase in site frequency, a proliferation of iconographic depictions, the appearance of ritual contexts, and the appearance of a state organized redistribution infrastructure (around Chan Chan).
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Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12831
Subject Headings: Spondylus, Mollusks--Pacific Coast (South America)--History, Pacific Coast (South America)--Antiquities, Pacific Coast (South America)--Commerce--History
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Title: A cultural affiliation assessment of archaeological sites within the Loxahatchee Scarp area using discriminant analysis techniques.
Creator: Wheeler, Skye B., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: This study seeks to investigate the problem of the cultural boundary between the Kissimmee-Lake Okeechobee and the East Okeechobee culture areas. The problem is addressed here using sites along the geographical region known as the Loxahatchee Scarp, focusing mainly on three sites, Whitebelt I (8PB220), Whitebelt III (8PB222) and JR244 (8MT1327). This study compares ceramic type data using the multivariate statistical analysis of discriminant analysis. The relative frequencies of ceramic types...
Show moreThis study seeks to investigate the problem of the cultural boundary between the Kissimmee-Lake Okeechobee and the East Okeechobee culture areas. The problem is addressed here using sites along the geographical region known as the Loxahatchee Scarp, focusing mainly on three sites, Whitebelt I (8PB220), Whitebelt III (8PB222) and JR244 (8MT1327). This study compares ceramic type data using the multivariate statistical analysis of discriminant analysis. The relative frequencies of ceramic types from the test sites are compared to other sites with generally accepted cultural affiliations. The ceramic frequencies are used in order to sort each sites level into several culture areas, those include the Glades, Indian River, Kissimmee-Lake Okeechobee and East Okeechobee culture areas. The results of this study demonstrated the utility of using discriminant analysis in the sorting of levels within sites into appropriate culture areas. The analysis suggests that although ceramics are a key component in determining where that site fits into the vast scheme of known archaeological culture areas, ceramics alone are a poor determinator without considering other factors, such as lithic or shell tools.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13016
Subject Headings: Discriminant analysis, Excavations (Archaeology)--Florida--Kissimmee, Excavations (Archaeology)--Florida--Okeechobee, Lake, Archaeology--Methodology
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Title: Spanish St. Augustine: An examination of the impact to a Spanish periphery colony by the British core from, 1702--1763.
Creator: Hughes, Daniel Bryant., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J.
Abstract/Description: This thesis seeks to test the applicability of small-scale archaeological analysis to demonstrating changes in a single entity that moves from a bilateral trade system to a multilateral system within a wider world system, and what if any societal implications this would have. The thesis applies Immanuel Wallerstein's model of colonial exploitation whereby colonies can be subjected to exploitation from any core power. The thesis is divided into two parts. Part I provides the historical...
Show moreThis thesis seeks to test the applicability of small-scale archaeological analysis to demonstrating changes in a single entity that moves from a bilateral trade system to a multilateral system within a wider world system, and what if any societal implications this would have. The thesis applies Immanuel Wallerstein's model of colonial exploitation whereby colonies can be subjected to exploitation from any core power. The thesis is divided into two parts. Part I provides the historical background and context for the second part of the thesis. Part II examines the types of ceramics found in three households in historic St. Augustine, and their points of manufacture. The ceramics under investigation were manufactured between 1600--1763, albeit the main period of focus is 1702--1763. The results of this study demonstrate the utility of using small-scale analysis on archaeological data to gain a better understanding of the complex interplay between historic St. Augustine and England.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12924
Subject Headings: Saint Augustine (Fla)--History--18th century, Excavations (Archaeology)--Florida--Saint Augustine, Pottery--Florida--History--18th century, Archaeology and history--Florida
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Title: ARTIFACTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY: A CARIBBEAN CASE STUDY.
Creator: KEEGAN, WILLIAM FRANCIS., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: The term artifact denotes a framework for conceptualizing the physio-chemical modification of environmentally occurring raw materials by human, cultural processes. This thesis examines the categories of artifact analysis, and integrates these into a development sequence. This sequence represents the processes which pattern all artifacts. They can be summarized as occurring at four stages: (1) selection of raw materials; (2) construction techniques; (3) artifact use and function; (4) formation...
Show moreThe term artifact denotes a framework for conceptualizing the physio-chemical modification of environmentally occurring raw materials by human, cultural processes. This thesis examines the categories of artifact analysis, and integrates these into a development sequence. This sequence represents the processes which pattern all artifacts. They can be summarized as occurring at four stages: (1) selection of raw materials; (2) construction techniques; (3) artifact use and function; (4) formation of the archaeological record. The result of this integration is a heuristic model that recognizes the unity and complexity of cultural materials, and provides a base for processual studies. A separate part of this thesis employs Strombus gigas shell artifacts from the prehistoric cultures of the Caribbean to indicate the utility of the artifact development sequence as a theoretical conceptualization.
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Date Issued: 1981
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14072
Subject Headings: Antiquities, Caribbean Area--Antiquities, Analysis, Strombus gigas
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Title: Aspects of urban design in an ancient Maya center: El Pilar, Belize.
Creator: Wernecke, Daniel Clark., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: Research on Maya centers have focused on monogenic descriptions assuming a uniqueness of design rather than looking at Maya centers as systems encompassing multiple functions as well as an innate strategy of urban design. The analysis of Maya architecture, in particular, has often become a pseudonym for the study of individual structure's chronology rather than an examination of structures using architectural theory and method. Using data from the site of El Pilar, this thesis examines the...
Show moreResearch on Maya centers have focused on monogenic descriptions assuming a uniqueness of design rather than looking at Maya centers as systems encompassing multiple functions as well as an innate strategy of urban design. The analysis of Maya architecture, in particular, has often become a pseudonym for the study of individual structure's chronology rather than an examination of structures using architectural theory and method. Using data from the site of El Pilar, this thesis examines the restricted ways in which Maya urban centers have been architecturally analyzed in the past and will incorporate those methods, into the wider scope of architectural theory to propose a holistic analysis of one center. This analysis places ancient Maya regional centers, such as El Pilar, in a broader comparative context, one that readily enables comparisons between other regional Maya centers as well as the cities of other world cultures.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15097
Subject Headings: Anthropology, Archaeology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO SETTLEMENT PATTERNS IN THE RED DESERT, SOUTH-CENTRAL WYOMING, UTILIZING DATA OBTAINED FROM THE WAMSUTTER BLOCK AREA SURVEY.
Creator: SILVIA, DIANE ELIZABETH., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this research project is to determine if any correlation exists between ecological factors and the settlement patterns exhibited within Townships 18 and 19 North, Range 93 West, of the Wamsutter Block Area Survey, Carbon County, Wyoming. The Wamsutter project area, located in a region known as the Red Desert, lies mostly in the Great Divide Basin and extends slightly into the Washakie Basin of south-central Wyoming. The environmental effect on cultural adaptations may be...
Show moreThe purpose of this research project is to determine if any correlation exists between ecological factors and the settlement patterns exhibited within Townships 18 and 19 North, Range 93 West, of the Wamsutter Block Area Survey, Carbon County, Wyoming. The Wamsutter project area, located in a region known as the Red Desert, lies mostly in the Great Divide Basin and extends slightly into the Washakie Basin of south-central Wyoming. The environmental effect on cultural adaptations may be reflected in the archaeological remains. Prior to the Wamsutter survey project, this area was the subject of several surveys by various institutions. The previous surveys were limited compared with the massive and intensive undertaking of this project. It is hoped that through this investigation the utility of the large data base generated by contract archaeology will be demonstrated.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14103
Subject Headings: Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric--Wyoming
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: EXCAVATION OF A SUBMERGED SUB-TAINO SITE IN PUERTO RICO.
Creator: VEGA, JESUS E., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: Due to eustatic changes of sea level, tectonic activity, isostatic and compactional depression, and erosion, a considerable number of archaeological land sites are now underwater. East of San Juan, Puerto Rico, underwater archaeological excavation at Isla Verde site revealed a coastal settlement inhabited circa A.D. 800 by Arawak Neo-Indians. Classified in the Ostiones phase by its ceramic ware, the site preceded the Talno chiefdoms encountered by European explorers at the close of the...
Show moreDue to eustatic changes of sea level, tectonic activity, isostatic and compactional depression, and erosion, a considerable number of archaeological land sites are now underwater. East of San Juan, Puerto Rico, underwater archaeological excavation at Isla Verde site revealed a coastal settlement inhabited circa A.D. 800 by Arawak Neo-Indians. Classified in the Ostiones phase by its ceramic ware, the site preceded the Talno chiefdoms encountered by European explorers at the close of the fifteenth century. Built near the ocean, in a once secluded area surrounded by two lagoons and a mangrove belt, Isla Verde site was characterized by coastal and maritime adaptations such as shellfish collecting and the hunting of manatees and turtles. Cultivation of root crops was also part of the subsistence pattern. The site was submerged as a result of erosion produced by wave patterns diffracted by offshore reef patches. The archaeological potential and limitations of the site were evaluated, in conjunction with the recent geologic history of the area.
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Date Issued: 1981
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14084
Subject Headings: Indians of the West Indies--Puerto Rico--Antiquities, Underwater archaeology--Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico--Antiquities
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Title: Experiential education techniques and procedures applied to secondary school archaeological study tours.
Creator: Rinker, David Bruce, Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: The existing body of knowledge within the field of experiential education is reviewed in relation to its potential for use in secondary school study tours. Existing techniques and procedures within the field are applied to a specific itinerary for an archaeological study tour of Maya sites in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Anthropological and archaeological goals for the tour are suggested and a blend of experiential and pedagogical teaching and assessment strategies are presented for use...
Show moreThe existing body of knowledge within the field of experiential education is reviewed in relation to its potential for use in secondary school study tours. Existing techniques and procedures within the field are applied to a specific itinerary for an archaeological study tour of Maya sites in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Anthropological and archaeological goals for the tour are suggested and a blend of experiential and pedagogical teaching and assessment strategies are presented for use by travel studies coordinators who would attempt such a tour. A logistical lesson plan is presented for consideration in offering the study tour for academic credit.
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Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14862
Subject Headings: Experiential learning, Education, Secondary, Archaeology--Field work, Field work (Educational method)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Prehistoric mortuary practices in the Everglades cultural area, Florida.
Creator: Felmley, Amy S., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: Archaeological data on mortuary practices in the Everglades cultural area of southeastern Florida from the Late Archaic (2000 B.C.-500 B.C.) through the Formative period (500 B.C.-A.D. 1750) are synthesized in order to document development of the chiefdom organization known ethnographically for the historic Tequesta Indians. Site and burial data are drawn from published and unpublished documents and analyzed using Binford's (1971) models which predict sociopolitical organization from mortuary...
Show moreArchaeological data on mortuary practices in the Everglades cultural area of southeastern Florida from the Late Archaic (2000 B.C.-500 B.C.) through the Formative period (500 B.C.-A.D. 1750) are synthesized in order to document development of the chiefdom organization known ethnographically for the historic Tequesta Indians. Site and burial data are drawn from published and unpublished documents and analyzed using Binford's (1971) models which predict sociopolitical organization from mortuary evidence for individual status and rank. Results indicate the presence of a non-egalitarian social structure with inherited status in the Late Archaic period followed by a ranked sociopolitical organization in the Glades II-III periods.
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Date Issued: 1991
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14706
Subject Headings: Indians of North America--Florida, Indians of North America--Funeral customs and rites
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Title: Pictographs at two sites on Bonaire, Netherland Antilles: Description, analysis and a regional comparison.
Creator: Beiter, Gary Norman., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: Two previously unrecorded sites on Bonaire in the Netherland Antilles are reported in this study. Pictographs on the island were subjected to a form analysis to determine the relationship of the representational elements to the non-representational elements. The results show that the pictographs at Site S1 are primarily non-representational and do not have recurring motifs found at other sites on Bonaire. Those at Site S2 are unlike any others on Bonaire. The rock art from the Lesser Antilles...
Show moreTwo previously unrecorded sites on Bonaire in the Netherland Antilles are reported in this study. Pictographs on the island were subjected to a form analysis to determine the relationship of the representational elements to the non-representational elements. The results show that the pictographs at Site S1 are primarily non-representational and do not have recurring motifs found at other sites on Bonaire. Those at Site S2 are unlike any others on Bonaire. The rock art from the Lesser Antilles and Venezuela is primarily representational and petroglyphs. Those found in western Cuba, Aruba and Curacao are non-representational with recurring motifs. The Dominican Republic's and eastern Cuba's rock art is representational and, like Curacao, both have pictographs and petroglyphs present.
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Date Issued: 1989
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14530
Subject Headings: Picture-writing, Indian, Picture-writing--Bonaire
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Title: THE ROLLING OAKS II SITE (8 BD 73): A TEQUESTA SUB-AREA HABITATION SITE.
Creator: GRAVES, OTTILIE COSDEN., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: The Rolling Oaks II site is one of a series of habitation sites in central Broward County, part of the Tequesta Sub- Area of the Glades Area of South Florida. This report explores the idea that these sites were more than mere hunting camps, but were semi-permanent interrelated inland communities. These sites probably date from the Late Archaic through tho Glades Periods in an uninterrupted sequence based on the ceramics and non-ceramic artifacts recovered.
Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14142
Subject Headings: Indians of North America--Florida--Antiquities, Rolling Oaks II Site (Fla), Florida--Antiquities
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF TWO ANTILLEAN PERIOD SITES, MIDDLE CAICOS, BRITISH WEST INDIES.
Creator: TROMANS, MARK ALAN., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: The artifact record is an indication of a culture's temporal and psychological boundaries. The design, manufacture, use and subsequent disposal of artifacts mirror the norms of the society. This thesis utilizes these cultural characteristics to delineate the temporal and cultural location of two Antillean Period sites on Middle Caicos, British West Indies. The data consisted of the Antillean Period import ceramics. The data were analyzed using a Multi-response Permutation Procedure to assess...
Show moreThe artifact record is an indication of a culture's temporal and psychological boundaries. The design, manufacture, use and subsequent disposal of artifacts mirror the norms of the society. This thesis utilizes these cultural characteristics to delineate the temporal and cultural location of two Antillean Period sites on Middle Caicos, British West Indies. The data consisted of the Antillean Period import ceramics. The data were analyzed using a Multi-response Permutation Procedure to assess frequency distribution within each site. Four hypotheses were tested to determine cultural homogeneity between the sites. Results indicated that the sites were occupied seasonally for a special purpose i.e., salt collection activities.
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Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14302
Subject Headings: Indians of the West Indies--Turks and Caicos Islands--Middle Caicos--Antiquities
Format: Document (PDF)

Archaeology--Geographic information systems (2)	+ -
Florida--Antiquities (2)	+ -
Aerial photography in archaeology. (1)	+ -
Analysis (1)	+ -
Anthropology, Archaeology (1)	+ -

Antiquities (1)	+ -
Archaeological surveying--Florida (1)	+ -
Archaeology and history--Florida (1)	+ -
Archaeology--Field work (1)	+ -
Archaeology--Methodology (1)	+ -
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