Format:
1 online resource (353 pages)
ISBN:
9780817380991
Content:
The aims of this study are twofold: compile, for the first time, all the archaeological, environmental, and geological data pertinent to the evolution of the aboriginal inhabitants of southwest Florida; and, using this basis, develop a specific, integrated, and dynamic model of cultural adaptation that will serve as a stimulus for hypotheses that go beyond simple culture-historical concerns for future archaeological research in this region.
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in a Study of Coastal Adaptation -- The History of Archeological Research in Southwest Florida -- The Prehistory of Southwest Florida -- The Environment and Ecology of Southwest Florida -- The History of Environmental Change in South Florida -- A Dynamic Model of the Prehistoric Coastal Adaptation in Southwest Florida -- The Subsistence and Settlement Characteristics of the Calusa Adaptation -- The Sociopolitical Evolution of the Calusa Chiefdom -- Summary and Conclusions -- References Cited -- Appendix: Radiocarbon Determinations for the Middle and Late Holocene Sea-Level Position -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817303587
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780817303587
Language:
English
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