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Archaeological Investigations on Cat Island, Bahamas
Title
Archaeological Investigations on Cat Island, Bahamas.
Creator
MacLaury, James C., Sears, William H., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
In 1966 and 1967 Cat Island, Bahamas was surveyed by field parties from Florida Atlantic University in an attempt to locate archaeological sites. A total of 19 sites were found, all but one were coastal shell middens near tidal deltas or bays. Most of the sites were on the leeward side of the island where ecological conditions for supporting large quantities of shellfish were best. In March, 1968, five of the sites located in the survey were sampled by means of small test pits. The artifact...
Show moreIn 1966 and 1967 Cat Island, Bahamas was surveyed by field parties from Florida Atlantic University in an attempt to locate archaeological sites. A total of 19 sites were found, all but one were coastal shell middens near tidal deltas or bays. Most of the sites were on the leeward side of the island where ecological conditions for supporting large quantities of shellfish were best. In March, 1968, five of the sites located in the survey were sampled by means of small test pits. The artifact assemblage consisted of over 6000 potsherds and a handful of shell and stone implements. Over 99% of the ceramic assemblage consisted of a thick, red, shell-tempered ware similar to that found in recent excavations on San Salvador by Hoffman (1967). The overwhelming amount of the Cat Island shell-tempered ware is plain with a few decorated variants. A shell-tempered series was set up and called the Palmetto series with one type, Palmetto plain, and several decorated variants. Decorative modes consisted of applique, punctation, incision, and mat and grid impressions. The ceramic assemblage also included several residual categories which contained tempering materials not native to the Bahamas. The most prominent of these was a quartz-tempered ware that showed considerable similarity to the Carrier style of northern Haiti. The decorative modes of the Palmetto series showed affiliations with northern Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands during periods IIIb and IV of Rouse's (1964) time scale for the northern Caribbean. The time of occupation was roughly 1000-1500 A.D. The culture of the island was one of fairly permanent, small villages with subsistence based on the exploitation of the marine shellfish resources and manioc agriculture. Burial and other ceremonial practices are not known.
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Date Issued
1968
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012592
Subject Headings
Excavations (Archaeology)--Bahamas--Cat Island, Bahamas--Antiquities, Cat Island (Bahamas)--Antiquities
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS
Title
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS.
Creator
SULLIVAN, SHAUN DORSEY., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
In December of 1973 the writer conducted an archaeological reconnaissance of the Bahamian islands of Eleuthera, Harbor Island and St. George's Cay. A total of fifteen open village sites were found along the lee shore of Eleuthera. A surface collection was made at each site and a stratigraphic pit was dug at one site, El-8. Analysis of the artifacts recovered indicated that the Bahamian Arawaks possessed a cultural system distinct from other Arawak populations,- which was specifically adapted...
Show moreIn December of 1973 the writer conducted an archaeological reconnaissance of the Bahamian islands of Eleuthera, Harbor Island and St. George's Cay. A total of fifteen open village sites were found along the lee shore of Eleuthera. A surface collection was made at each site and a stratigraphic pit was dug at one site, El-8. Analysis of the artifacts recovered indicated that the Bahamian Arawaks possessed a cultural system distinct from other Arawak populations,- which was specifically adapted to the Bahamian environment. Four ceramic types were isolated and defined within the Palmetto ceramic complex. Examination of the data pertinent to settlement and community patterning suggested a culture possessing little stratification and an economic system less productive than that of the Antillian Arawak.
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Date Issued
1974
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13640
Subject Headings
Bahamas--Antiquities
Format
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CERAMIC CHRONOLOGY FOR THE BISCAYNE BAY REGION OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
Title
A CERAMIC CHRONOLOGY FOR THE BISCAYNE BAY REGION OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.
Creator
MCGREGOR, ARCHIE JAMES., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
A chronology for the region surrounding Biscayne Bay in Southeast Florida is presented using all suitably reported ceramic material and the quantitative seriation method. The intention is to go beyond the present chronology of distinct ceramic periods to one that more clearly presents the development of the prehistoric ceramic continuum of the region. Exploration is made of the possibility of establishing ceramic areas as bases for future work toward the development of culture areas in...
Show moreA chronology for the region surrounding Biscayne Bay in Southeast Florida is presented using all suitably reported ceramic material and the quantitative seriation method. The intention is to go beyond the present chronology of distinct ceramic periods to one that more clearly presents the development of the prehistoric ceramic continuum of the region. Exploration is made of the possibility of establishing ceramic areas as bases for future work toward the development of culture areas in Southern Florida prehistory. To this end, comparative seriation material from the Everglades and Gold Coast regions is discussed.
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Date Issued
1974
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13667
Subject Headings
Anthropology, Archaeology
Format
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CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AMONG REGIONAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HOPEWELL: A CULTURAL-ECOLOGICAL APPROACH
Title
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AMONG REGIONAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HOPEWELL: A CULTURAL-ECOLOGICAL APPROACH.
Creator
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM STANLEY JR., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Four regional manifestations of Hopewell were selected on the basis of readily available evidence. These regional manifestations were compared to note their similarities and differences. Similarities were readily explained by commonality of participation in the Hopewell Cult. Differences were explained in terms of the type of environment to which each regional manifestation was subjected. These differences in complexity led to a definition of Hopewell more consistent with the evidence at hand...
Show moreFour regional manifestations of Hopewell were selected on the basis of readily available evidence. These regional manifestations were compared to note their similarities and differences. Similarities were readily explained by commonality of participation in the Hopewell Cult. Differences were explained in terms of the type of environment to which each regional manifestation was subjected. These differences in complexity led to a definition of Hopewell more consistent with the evidence at hand, and were the result of the use of the Cultural Ecological approach as an explanatory model. Cultural ecology, through the use of theories provided by Steward and others, gives us tools by which culture and culture change can be studied and perhaps general laws can be developed. The most important factor of cultural ecology is the relationship of technology and environment. The above regional manifestations were studied in terms of technology and environment and their relationship forms the basis for the evidence in the thesis.
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Date Issued
1975
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13745
Subject Headings
Hopewell culture, Human ecology
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CULTURE CHRONOLOGY OF THE WESTERN GEORGIA PIEDMONT
Title
CULTURE CHRONOLOGY OF THE WESTERN GEORGIA PIEDMONT.
Creator
JOHNSON, KENNETH WYNNE., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Surface collections from 244 prehistoric sites on the Fortson and O'Hara Transmission Lines in the western Georgia Piedmont were analyzed. An attempt to define the Old Quartz Industry led to a review of Middle Archaic Morrow Mountain in the Southeastern United States. The Old Quartz Industry was not an integral cultural unit, but an industry involving utilization of locally available lithic resources. The industry was not limited to any one culture or culture period, but reached a peak in the...
Show moreSurface collections from 244 prehistoric sites on the Fortson and O'Hara Transmission Lines in the western Georgia Piedmont were analyzed. An attempt to define the Old Quartz Industry led to a review of Middle Archaic Morrow Mountain in the Southeastern United States. The Old Quartz Industry was not an integral cultural unit, but an industry involving utilization of locally available lithic resources. The industry was not limited to any one culture or culture period, but reached a peak in the Middle Archaic period. Percentages of local versus exotic materials are highest for the Middle Archaic period in western Georgia. Sites of this period are also more abundant than those of other periods. The data suggests decreasing inter-regional mobility in the Middle Archaic period in the Southern Piedmont. Hypotheses for further testing included attainment of primary forest efficiency or increasing dependance on horticulture in the Middle Archaic period, leading up to the establishment of settled villages.
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Date Issued
1980
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14018
Subject Headings
Piedmonts (Geology)--Georgia
Format
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EVOLUTION OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN EDUCATION: A REVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION AND THE IMPLICATION FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL EDUCATION
Title
THE EVOLUTION OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN EDUCATION: A REVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION AND THE IMPLICATION FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL EDUCATION.
Creator
MCGILL, CHARLES ARTHUR., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
It is the contention of this paper that in the future more and more students in the undergraduate survey courses will be introduced to Anthropology; concomitantly students approaching teaching in the field of Social Studies are doing so with a background of anthropology. Anthropology's growth has precipitated its incorporation in undergraduate requirements for students majoring in Social Science and Education. This paper will explore the ways in which anthropology has established inroads in...
Show moreIt is the contention of this paper that in the future more and more students in the undergraduate survey courses will be introduced to Anthropology; concomitantly students approaching teaching in the field of Social Studies are doing so with a background of anthropology. Anthropology's growth has precipitated its incorporation in undergraduate requirements for students majoring in Social Science and Education. This paper will explore the ways in which anthropology has established inroads in education and their importance to future developments in our school systems. A review of anthropological theories of educational systems is combined with the problems or restrictions facing an Anthropological Education liaison. In conclusion we centered discussion on whether or not anthropologists can change the school systems with an explanation of ACSP and NSF projects produced under their auspices.
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Date Issued
1975
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13735
Subject Headings
Education, Philosophy of
Format
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EXPLOITATION OF VERTEBRATE FAUNA BY HOPEWELL POPULATIONS IN OHIO AND ILLINOIS
Title
EXPLOITATION OF VERTEBRATE FAUNA BY HOPEWELL POPULATIONS IN OHIO AND ILLINOIS.
Creator
NAGEL, DIANE DENISE SIMMONS., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Through a study of representative sites in Ohio and Illinos a reconstruction of Hopewellian exploitation of available vertebrate fauna is presented. Written accounts of faunal remains and symbolic representations (e.g., effigy pipes) from mound and village sites are examined to determine the manner of exploitation in the sacred and secular spheres. While faunal utilization is somewhat uniform in Ohio and Illinois, there is a more noticeable overlap of finds from mound and village loci in the...
Show moreThrough a study of representative sites in Ohio and Illinos a reconstruction of Hopewellian exploitation of available vertebrate fauna is presented. Written accounts of faunal remains and symbolic representations (e.g., effigy pipes) from mound and village sites are examined to determine the manner of exploitation in the sacred and secular spheres. While faunal utilization is somewhat uniform in Ohio and Illinois, there is a more noticeable overlap of finds from mound and village loci in the latter region, indicating that the sacred-secular distincion was less explicit there. For both areas a totomeic clan system is considered as a plausible explanation for the use of chosen vertebrates in a symbolic fashion. By presenting such hypotheses, this study illustrates that a close scrutiny of faunal debris can provide information not only on subsistence, but also on the political, religious, and ideological aspects of a society.
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Date Issued
1980
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14019
Subject Headings
Hopewell culture
Format
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HOPEWELL CEREMONIAL - AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM
Title
THE HOPEWELL CEREMONIAL - AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM.
Creator
HAMBURG, STEVEN JACK., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
The need for a definition of Hopewell which is more consistent with the facts has long been recognized. Attempts have been made to define Hopewell as a mortuary complex, a cult, a culture, and an interaction sphere, among others. None of these adequately explains the factual data accumulated over the last century. Several "core" sites in Southern Ohio have been selected for this study on the basis of the availability of original excavation reports and site similarities and differences. A...
Show moreThe need for a definition of Hopewell which is more consistent with the facts has long been recognized. Attempts have been made to define Hopewell as a mortuary complex, a cult, a culture, and an interaction sphere, among others. None of these adequately explains the factual data accumulated over the last century. Several "core" sites in Southern Ohio have been selected for this study on the basis of the availability of original excavation reports and site similarities and differences. A close comparison of these similarities and differences has resulted in the delineation of a model, and a subsequent redefinition of Hopewell consistent with the known facts. The similarities were explained as the participation of local cultures in the wider Hopewell System, while the differences were attributed to the unchanged, or slightly modified local cultures which participated in the Hopewell System as herein defined.
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Date Issued
1977
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13863
Subject Headings
Hopewell culture, Ohio--Antiquities, Indians of North America--Ohio--Antiquities
Format
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INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MIDWESTERN HOPEWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN PREHISTORY
Title
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MIDWESTERN HOPEWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN PREHISTORY.
Creator
RUHL, DONNA LYNN., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Hopewell and Hopewell related sites in the midwest and southeast United States are presented through an analysis and comparison of ceramic and non-ceramic artifacts and traits. Consideration of the sacred/secular distinction for Hopewell, Tchefuncte-Marksville, Troyville, Coles Creek, Deptford-Yent, Cartersville-Tunacunnhee, Early Swift Creek-Green Point, and Weeden Island are discussed as well as their economic, religious, political, and social systems. Interregional comparisons suggest that...
Show moreHopewell and Hopewell related sites in the midwest and southeast United States are presented through an analysis and comparison of ceramic and non-ceramic artifacts and traits. Consideration of the sacred/secular distinction for Hopewell, Tchefuncte-Marksville, Troyville, Coles Creek, Deptford-Yent, Cartersville-Tunacunnhee, Early Swift Creek-Green Point, and Weeden Island are discussed as well as their economic, religious, political, and social systems. Interregional comparisons suggest that the east side deposit type mounds of the Weeden Island cultures along the northwest Florida coast and adjacent areas reflect the burial customs of midwestern Hopewell and its southeastern affiliates. The east side deposit type mounds are shown to be derived from midwestern Hopewell, but have closer affinities with the southeastern Hopewellian affiliates (Marksville, Yent, and Green Point). Parallelism between Hopewell and Weeden Island cultures revolves around a ceremonialism presumably associated with a corn based economy.
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Date Issued
1981
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14070
Subject Headings
Hopewell culture, Weeden Island culture, Indians of North America--Antiquities
Format
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INVESTIGATION OF ETHNOGRAPHIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL POLITICAL STRUCTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Title
AN INVESTIGATION OF ETHNOGRAPHIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL POLITICAL STRUCTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.
Creator
OLAH, JOHN ALBERT., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
If the state is that complex of institutions which integrates a culture on a non-kinship basis so as to maintain some order of class stratification, can prehistoric examples of the state, particularly in its nascent stages, be archaeologically demonstrated? Using the historic Indian cultures of the Natchez of Mississippi and the Timucua of northeast Florida as examples of such nascent states, archaeological implications are drawn from them. The hypothesis that prehistoric cultures with...
Show moreIf the state is that complex of institutions which integrates a culture on a non-kinship basis so as to maintain some order of class stratification, can prehistoric examples of the state, particularly in its nascent stages, be archaeologically demonstrated? Using the historic Indian cultures of the Natchez of Mississippi and the Timucua of northeast Florida as examples of such nascent states, archaeological implications are drawn from them. The hypothesis that prehistoric cultures with ceremonial centers at the Etowah and Kolomoki sites; both in Georgia, were also examples of nascent states is then tested against these implications, and found to meet them. It is very probable, then, that Etowah and Kolomoki were prehistoric states, and desirable that the attempt be made to further elucidate their particulars.
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Date Issued
1974
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13633
Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Southern States, Natchez Indians, Timucua Indians
Format
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MARINE SHELLS IN MIDWESTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND THE DETERMINATION OFTHEIR MOST PROBABLE SOURCE
Title
MARINE SHELLS IN MIDWESTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND THE DETERMINATION OFTHEIR MOST PROBABLE SOURCE.
Creator
HALE, HOWARD STEPHEN., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Busycon contrarium has a wide distribution through both time and space in Midwestern Archaeological sites. The areas of maximum occurrence ·for this shell are the coastal areas from Monroe to Gulf County along the Florida Gulf Coast. The most probable source of this shell for trade to Midwestern archaeological sites was the Apalachicola Bay area. As this shell was traded inland to Midwestern Archaeological sites it was consistently incorporated into a sacred class of artifacts. Its...
Show moreBusycon contrarium has a wide distribution through both time and space in Midwestern Archaeological sites. The areas of maximum occurrence ·for this shell are the coastal areas from Monroe to Gulf County along the Florida Gulf Coast. The most probable source of this shell for trade to Midwestern archaeological sites was the Apalachicola Bay area. As this shell was traded inland to Midwestern Archaeological sites it was consistently incorporated into a sacred class of artifacts. Its utilization as a ceremonial vessel in busk or Green Corn ceremonies is the most probable reason for its wide distribution through both time and space in so many different cultures of the Eastern United States.
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Date Issued
1976
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13789
Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Antiquities, Mollusks--United States--Geographical distribution, United States--Antiquities
Format
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MEDALS OF CONQUEST IN CALUSA FLORIDA
Title
MEDALS OF CONQUEST IN CALUSA FLORIDA.
Creator
MCGOUN, WILLIAM ELLIOTT., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
An interesting collection of small wooden or metal objects, bearing a design which has not yet been interpreted satisfactorily, has been found at sites scattered throughout the Calusa and Okeechobee subareas of the Glades archaeological area and extending northward into the Kissimmee Area. These objects, which usually bear circles and-or a cross on their upper zone and "teardrops" and what looks like a stylized mouth on their lower zone, lend support to the contention that the 16th Century...
Show moreAn interesting collection of small wooden or metal objects, bearing a design which has not yet been interpreted satisfactorily, has been found at sites scattered throughout the Calusa and Okeechobee subareas of the Glades archaeological area and extending northward into the Kissimmee Area. These objects, which usually bear circles and-or a cross on their upper zone and "teardrops" and what looks like a stylized mouth on their lower zone, lend support to the contention that the 16th Century Calusa were a conquest society. This in turn casts further doubt upon the utility of traditional classificatory systems in defining the nature of an individual culture. Specifically, the data support the belief that the shift from egalitarianism to stratification is more significant than the shift from kinship control to territorial control.
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Date Issued
1981
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14051
Subject Headings
Calusa Indians--Antiquities, Florida--Antiquities
Format
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METHOD AND THEORY IN NEW WORLD HISTORIC WRECK ARCHAEOLOGY: HYPOTHESIS TESTING ON THE SITE OF NUESTRA SENORA DE ATOCHA, MARQUESAS KEYS, FLORIDA
Title
METHOD AND THEORY IN NEW WORLD HISTORIC WRECK ARCHAEOLOGY: HYPOTHESIS TESTING ON THE SITE OF NUESTRA SENORA DE ATOCHA, MARQUESAS KEYS, FLORIDA.
Creator
MATHEWSON, R. DUNCAN., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Problem-oriented research is presented as a contribution in the development of an archaeological conceptual framework and a multidisciplinary scientific approach to the study of historic wreck sites in the New World. Testable multiple working hypotheses are formulated to identify, describe, and explain the wreck site of Nuestra Senora de Atocha within the exigencies of a commercial salvage operation. Adaptive field strategies are developed for recording data concerning intra-site variability...
Show moreProblem-oriented research is presented as a contribution in the development of an archaeological conceptual framework and a multidisciplinary scientific approach to the study of historic wreck sites in the New World. Testable multiple working hypotheses are formulated to identify, describe, and explain the wreck site of Nuestra Senora de Atocha within the exigencies of a commercial salvage operation. Adaptive field strategies are developed for recording data concerning intra-site variability of the cultural and geological deposits. Methodological techniques including sea-bottom mapping, underwater photogrammetry, and sub-sea remote sensing for the recovery of horizontal and stratigraphic data are discussed. A plan to locate the primary cultural deposit with aerial photographic imagery is outlined. Baseline data are assembled for formulating operational guidelines for future archaeological research and resource management of historic wreck sites within shallow waters of the Inner Continental Shelf. Feasibility is demonstrated for the development of a procedural model for wreck site mitigation emphasizing cooperation within a salvage company.
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Date Issued
1977
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13876
Subject Headings
Nuestra Señora de Atocha (Ship), Underwater archaeology--Florida--Marquesas Keys, Shipwrecks--Florida--Marquesas Keys
Format
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NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN MAIZE PREPARATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY
Title
NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN MAIZE PREPARATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY.
Creator
ADAMS, JEANNE MARION., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
The literature on North American Indian maize preparation has been in need of organization and interpretation. Because of this, those archaeologists involved in research on prehistoric use of maize have lacked the information that they should have. By means of library research supplemented with my own experience in maize preparation, I was able to both organize and interpret the material, primarily in the interest of archaeological research.
Date Issued
1972
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13529
Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Agriculture, Indians of North America--Food, Corn
Format
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ORIGIN OF THE ST. JOHNS ARCHAIC (FLORIDA)
Title
ORIGIN OF THE ST. JOHNS ARCHAIC (FLORIDA).
Creator
ANDERSON, NAIN E., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
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
1974
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13642
Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Florida--Saint Johns River Valley--Antiquities, Indians of the West Indies--Antiquities, Florida--Antiquities, Caribbean Area--Antiquities
Format
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PALYNOLOGY OF FT. CENTER: ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATIONS AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS FOR A CENTRAL FLORIDA HOPEWELLIAN CEREMONIAL CENTER
Title
PALYNOLOGY OF FT. CENTER: ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATIONS AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS FOR A CENTRAL FLORIDA HOPEWELLIAN CEREMONIAL CENTER.
Creator
HOGAN, JACQUELINE LOUISE., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Pollen extracted from twenty-one fecal samples uncovered during the 1962-1970 excavations of a Hopewell Period ceremonial mound and artificial pond offer information on climate, habitats, diet, and season to contribute to the corn agriculture theory for the site. Plant families in the sample suggest today's sub-tropical moist climate and three major habitats: savannah, hammock, and meander valley, indicating that corn could have been a viable crop with proper drainage. A "starvation stew"...
Show morePollen extracted from twenty-one fecal samples uncovered during the 1962-1970 excavations of a Hopewell Period ceremonial mound and artificial pond offer information on climate, habitats, diet, and season to contribute to the corn agriculture theory for the site. Plant families in the sample suggest today's sub-tropical moist climate and three major habitats: savannah, hammock, and meander valley, indicating that corn could have been a viable crop with proper drainage. A "starvation stew" partaken of in a "spring-rites" ritual is suggested and is compatible with the corn agriculture theory. Variety of wild plants in all samples suggests a grab-bag concoction with minimal dietary significance for any particular wild plant. A spring-blooming sample population over decades suggests that this stew was eaten only at this, a time of depleted corn stores. Ceremonial context of the sample suggests an annual spring-planting-rites communion "meal" to explain the single season sample for a sedentary agricultural people.
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Date Issued
1978
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13917
Subject Headings
Palynology--Florida--Fort Center Site, Hopewell culture, Plant remains (Archaeology)--Florida--Fort Center Site, Fort Center Site (Fla), Florida--Antiquities
Format
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SOUTHEASTERN CEREMONIAL COMPLEX - A WAR-FERTILITY CULT. (MISSISSIPPIAN)
Title
THE SOUTHEASTERN CEREMONIAL COMPLEX - A WAR-FERTILITY CULT. (MISSISSIPPIAN).
Creator
MCALLISTER, EVELYN MARTIN., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Through a study of the specialized art forms of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, and an investigation of the settlement patterns in which this Complex occurred, hypothetical reconstructions of certain Late Mississippian social and religious systems have been presented. It seems highly probable that this ceremonial material formed the ritual paraphernalia of the controlling dignitaries within a Cult organization which functioned as a state religion in widely separated cultural areas....
Show moreThrough a study of the specialized art forms of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, and an investigation of the settlement patterns in which this Complex occurred, hypothetical reconstructions of certain Late Mississippian social and religious systems have been presented. It seems highly probable that this ceremonial material formed the ritual paraphernalia of the controlling dignitaries within a Cult organization which functioned as a state religion in widely separated cultural areas. Although dependent upon an agricultural base and, consequently, related to fertility ceremonies, the Complex was mainly oriented towards offensive warfare and expansion through conquest.
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Date Issued
1972
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13487
Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Southern States--Rites and ceremonies, Mississippian culture, Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies, Mississippian culture, Southern States
Format
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STATE VS. CHIEFDOM: A CHRONOLOGY OF CULTURES AND POLITICAL TYPES IN THE LOWER RED RIVER MOUTH
Title
STATE VS. CHIEFDOM: A CHRONOLOGY OF CULTURES AND POLITICAL TYPES IN THE LOWER RED RIVER MOUTH.
Creator
DANIO, MARY KATHLEEN., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
The Mississippian sites present in the Lower Red River Mouth area cover two culture periods called Coles Creek and rlaquemine. From approximately 850 to 1600 A.D., these cultures, economically based on hoe agriculture, functioned on a statal level of socio-political organization more complex than the cultures preceding them in the Red River Mouth area. A presentation of settlement data on sites representative of these cultures along with economic, burial, ceramic and nonceramic details will...
Show moreThe Mississippian sites present in the Lower Red River Mouth area cover two culture periods called Coles Creek and rlaquemine. From approximately 850 to 1600 A.D., these cultures, economically based on hoe agriculture, functioned on a statal level of socio-political organization more complex than the cultures preceding them in the Red River Mouth area. A presentation of settlement data on sites representative of these cultures along with economic, burial, ceramic and nonceramic details will show that cultural continuity existed in this area and culture change occurred, during which the change was from simple chiefdom to complex state.
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Date Issued
1973
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13595
Subject Headings
Mississippian culture, Indians of North America--Red River Valley (Tex-La)--Antiquities, Red River Valley (Tex-La)--Antiquities
Format
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TEACHING OF INTRODUCTORY ANTHROPOLOGY
Title
THE TEACHING OF INTRODUCTORY ANTHROPOLOGY.
Creator
CIANI, JEANETTE TAYLOR., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
In this thesis I have attempted to design an introductory anthropology course and to consider the most effective way to teach it. Extensive use of teaching aids such as films and laboratory specimens is recommended to provide the best understanding of the course material. Each of the areas of anthropology is considered and examples are given of materials available which should prove useful in the treatment of the topic.
Date Issued
1973
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13571
Subject Headings
Anthropology--Study and teaching
Format
Document (PDF)
TOTEMIC AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES AS REFLECTED BY WEEDEN ISLAND MORTUARY POTTERY
Title
TOTEMIC AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES AS REFLECTED BY WEEDEN ISLAND MORTUARY POTTERY.
Creator
ROBERTS, KATHLEEN ANNE., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
If totemic symbols are represented stylistically or realistically in the arts, is it possible that archaeological evidence could be found to indicate that Weeden Island and Kolomoki effigy figurines and designs could be totemic? The sociopolitical and religious systems of certain historic tribes, the Creeks, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez provide a view of basic cultural trends in the Post-contact Southeastern United States. The hypothesis, drawing from the fact totemic systems did to some...
Show moreIf totemic symbols are represented stylistically or realistically in the arts, is it possible that archaeological evidence could be found to indicate that Weeden Island and Kolomoki effigy figurines and designs could be totemic? The sociopolitical and religious systems of certain historic tribes, the Creeks, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez provide a view of basic cultural trends in the Post-contact Southeastern United States. The hypothesis, drawing from the fact totemic systems did to some extent exist among these tribes, attempts to establish stylistic patterns in effigy figurines and relate them to what is known of social and religious systems in the Northwest Florida-Southwest Georgia area. Such patterns were established, and some groups of effigies do tend to cluster in certain areas, but definite totemic sociopolitical associations have yet to be proved.
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Date Issued
1975
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13739
Subject Headings
Weeden Island culture--Southern States, Totemism, Indians of North America--Southern States--Pottery, Indians of North America--Southern States--Mortuary customs
Format
Document (PDF)