Current Search: Caribbean Area--Antiquities (x)
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ARTIFACTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY: A CARIBBEAN CASE STUDY.
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Creator
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KEEGAN, WILLIAM FRANCIS., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
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Abstract/Description
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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
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1981
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14072
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Subject Headings
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Antiquities, Caribbean Area--Antiquities, Analysis, Strombus gigas
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Document (PDF)
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ORIGIN OF THE ST. JOHNS ARCHAIC (FLORIDA).
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Creator
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ANDERSON, NAIN E., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
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Abstract/Description
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In the St. Johns River area of Florida, the preceramic period has been found to have certain different artifact types than the neighboring Archaic traditions. These different artifact types-- shell gouges and celts--have their closest similarities with types from the preceramic of Venezuela and Cuba. It was postulated that the influence for the similar shell tools was derived from the original settlement of the Caribbean area by migrating groups from the northern South American coast. It was...
Show moreIn the St. Johns River area of Florida, the preceramic period has been found to have certain different artifact types than the neighboring Archaic traditions. These different artifact types-- shell gouges and celts--have their closest similarities with types from the preceramic of Venezuela and Cuba. It was postulated that the influence for the similar shell tools was derived from the original settlement of the Caribbean area by migrating groups from the northern South American coast. It was further postulated that the original inhabitants of the St. Johns area were part of the migrating groups and that they arrived in the area probably by way of the Everglades. Evidence from the Caribbean area preceramic periods was examined for proof of this migration. Finally, a possible linguistic relationship with the historic Indians of the St. Johns area and the Warao of Venezuela Has discussed.
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Date Issued
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1974
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13642
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Subject Headings
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Indians of North America--Florida--Saint Johns River Valley--Antiquities, Indians of the West Indies--Antiquities, Florida--Antiquities, Caribbean Area--Antiquities
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Document (PDF)
