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Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations. Index acorn nutshell and nutmeat, 45, 49 Aftandilian, Dave, 216 agricultural production, 135. See also maize agriculture Alligator Lake, 244 alligators, 83, 210, 211, 212, 214, 217 Alligood site, 244, 249 Almy, Marion, 94, 103 alternative futures past: conceptualization, 145–46; emplacements, 152–53, 154, 155–56; relocation and resettlement, 148–49, 150, 151–52; resilience, 156–58; summary and further questions, 158–59. See also archaeology: of the here and now AMS assays: Chattahoochee Landing, 229; development of, 95; Estero Island, 42–43, 45, 48, 49; Parnell Mound, 255; SGSW, 28; Shell Mound, 153; Suwannee Delta sites, 149; Suwannee Valley, 248. See also radiocarbon dating ancient urban planning: concept, 63, 64–65; messages of, 69–70. See also elaboration Anderson site (Pinellas County), 96, 96, 102, 103, 104 Andrus, C. F. T., 63 animal interments: as “ceremonial trash,” 213–14, 217; dog burials, 211–12; Miami Circle, 203, 204, 204, 205, 206, 210, 212, 213–14, 217–18; rare examples of, 209–11, 211; reconsidered, 9; summary and further questions, 216–18 animals: human connections with, 83, 212, 214, 216, 217; imagery on artifacts, 172, 215; modified bones in special event assemblage, 270, 272–73; as persons , 9; preparation and consumption for feasting, 246, 253–57. See also specific animals Apalachicola/Lower Chattahoochee Valley: approach to, 223, 225; archaeological and environmental background, 225–26; Chattahoochee Landing site, 228–30, 230, 235, 237–38; continuities in design, 232–33; cultural chronology summarized, 225; exotic objects, 233–34; Late Woodland less visible in, 234–35; map, 224; misunderstanding of Middle Woodland pottery, 231–32; mound building, 227–28; proposed pottery classification, 230–31; shell middens, 227; summary, 239. See also Fort Walton culture —chronology: before Woodland, 226–27; early Woodland, 227–28; middle Woodland, 231–34; late Woodland, 234–35; Mississippi, 235–38 aquatic resources: benefits of access to, 53; increased exploitation, 24; mobility, fishing economies, and, 82–84; significance downplayed, 20; site typology linked to, 50–51; weirs or ponds constructed for, 41, 51, 53, 55. See also coastal archaeology; fishing; marine environments; shell fishing Aqui Esta Mound site (Punta Gorda), 4, 75, 78, 87 Aragon, Lorraine V., 273–74 archaeology: correcting classifications in, 228; field schools, 21, 65; of the here and now, conceptualized , 144–48; valuation, 13–14. See also coastal archaeology Archaeology magazine, 212 Archaic period: migratory evidence, 20; radiocarbon assays (SGSW), 24–26, 25, 27, 28–29, 32 —early archaic: Apalachicola/Lower Chattahoochee Valley settlements, 226; living away from shell depositions, 30–32; water sources, 24 —middle archaic: aquatic resources, 24 —late archaic: Apalachicola/Lower Chattahoochee Valley ceramics, 226, 227; exotic goods in burials, 78; mound construction with clean shell, 110; shell rings, 8–9, 127, 137n1, 137–38n3 (see also Guana Shell Ring; Rollins Shell Ring); skeletal material dating and, 111–12; social organization , 187; Suwannee Delta sites, 147–48, 149, 150, 151. See also Orange culture Index 288 Archaic shell mounds (St. Johns River): approach to, 20–21; context, 21, 23; diversity of deposition, 23–29, 25; maps, 19, 22; nineteenth-century interpretations , 18–20; social organization and, 29–33, 31; summary, 33–34 Archeology of the Florida Gulf Coast (Willey), 94 architectural elements: axiality, 64–66, 69, 254; canals , 11, 38, 51–52, 77, 81, 85, 177; embankments, 68, 77, 89, 124, 176; enclosures, 137n1; orthogonality , 64–65, 66–67, 69; plazas, entrances, and walls, 31–32, 68, 137n1; ramps, 85; scale, 23–24, 62, 68–69, 126–27; “shell ring,” 137n1, 137–38n3; social hierarchies evident in, 51–52; symmetry, 64–65, 67, 69, 267; walkways and causeways, 85, 268–69. See also elaboration; and specific structure types Arundinaria (giant cane), 167 Ashley, Keith H.: chapter, 262–82; referenced, 4, 10 Atlantic coast. See Miami Circle; Orange culture Atsena Otie Island, 152, 155 Austin, Daniel F., 167 Austin, Robert J.: chapter, 94–120; referenced, 12 Australia: turtle interments, 217 axiality, 64–66, 69, 254 bannerstones, 32, 267, 268 Barnhill Mound, 209, 210 Bayshore Homes site: ceramic data, 103, 104, 114n1; map, 4; radiocarbon dating, 95–96, 96; settlement patterns, 101–2; site formation, 109–10; skeletal material, 110–12 Bayview site, 136 beads: groundstone, 32; Mill Cove Complex, 267, 271; production of, 33, 52; sawfish (Pristis sp.) centra type, 210 Bell, Catherine, 8 Belle Glade culture: approach to, 165; beads, 52; Estero Island, 42, 46, 52; Okeechobee region, 81–82, 87, 163; Plain ceramics, 42, 52, 81–82, 87, 103–4; summary, 174. See also...

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