The Evolution of Calusa: A Nonagricultural Chiefdom of the Southwest Florida Coast

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Contents List of Tables List of Figures Preface 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in a Study of Coastal Adaptation 3. The History of Archaeological Research in Southwest Florida 4. The Prehistory of Southwest Florida 5. The Environment and Ecology of Southwest Florida 6. The History of Environmental Change in South Florida 7. A Dynamic Model of the Prehistoric Coastal Adaptation in Southwest Florida 8. The Subsistence and Settlement Characteristics of the Calusa Adaptation 9. The Sociopolitical Evolution of the Calusa Chiefdom 10. Summary and Conclusions References Cited Appendix: Radiocarbon Determinations for the Middle and Late Holocene Sea-Level Position Index VIll x xiii 12 36 55 98 138 189 224 261 277 282 311 313 ...