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- New Directions in the Search for the First Floridians
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: University Press of Florida
- Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Riple
summary
Presenting the most current research and thinking on prehistoric archaeology in the Southeast, this volume reexamines some of Florida’s most important Paleoindian sites and discusses emerging technologies and methods that are necessary knowledge for archaeologists working in the region today.
Using new analytical methods, contributors explore fresh perspectives on sites including Old Vero, Guest Mammoth, Page-Ladson, and Ray Hole Spring. They discuss the role of hydrology—rivers, springs, and coastal plain drainages—in the history of Florida’s earliest inhabitants. They address both the research challenges and the unique preservation capacity of the state’s many underwater sites, suggesting solutions for analyzing corroded lithic artifacts and submerged midden deposits.
Looking towards future research, archaeologists discuss strategies for finding additional pre-Clovis and Clovis-era sites offshore on the southeastern continental shelf. The search is important, these essays show, because Florida’s prehistoric sites hold critical data for the debate over the nature and timing of the first human colonization of the Western Hemisphere.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- List of Figures
- pp. vii-x
- List of Tables
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- Part I. The Past, Present, and Future of the Archaeology of Early Floridians
- Part II. Early Floridian Studies in a Broader Context
- 9. Paleoindian Zooarchaeology in Florida
- pp. 160-172
- Part III. Technical Advances in the Study of Early Floridians
- References Cited
- pp. 283-344
- List of Contributors
- pp. 345-348
Additional Information
ISBN
9781683400806
Related ISBN(s)
9781683400738
MARC Record
OCLC
1102321287
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2019-05-26
Language
English
Open Access
No