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title: Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida author: Milanich, Jerald T. publisher: University Press of Florida isbn10 | asin: print isbn13: 9780813012728 ebook isbn13: 9780813021997 language: English Indians of North America--Florida-- subject Antiquities, Florida--Antiquities. publication date: 1994 lcc: E78.F6M545 1994eb ddc: 975.9/01 Indians of North America--Florida-- subject: Antiquities, Florida--Antiquities. Page i Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida Page ii Image not available Page iii Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida Jerald T. Milanich Page iv Disclaimer: Some images in the original version of this book are not available for inclusion in the netLibrary eBook. Copyright © 1994 by the Board of Regents of the State of Florida Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Milanich, Jerald T. Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida/Jerald T. Milanich p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8130-1272-4 (cloth: acid-free paper).ISBN 0-8130-1273-2 (paper: acid-free paper) 1. Indians of North AmericaFloridaAntiquities. 2. Florida Antiquities. I. Title E78.F6M545 1994 93-36888 975.9'01dc20 CIP The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprised of Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611 Page v CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables ix Preface xv Chapter 1 1 A Brief History of Archaeology in Florida Early Observers 2 First Excavations 3 The 1920s and 1930s 8 The Modern Era 11 Historical Archaeology 18 Underwater Archaeology 20 The Division of Historical Resources 23 The 1980s and Beyond 24 Part I 31 Early Hunters, Gatherers, and Fishers Chapter 2 37 The Paleoindians Settlement and SitesThe Oasis Model 40 Dating and Subsistence 45 The Tool Kit 48 Chapter 3 61 Archaic Cultures Early Archaic Period 63 Windover Pond 70 Middle Archaic Period 75 Late Archaic Period 85 East Florida 87 Northwest Florida 95 Page vi Greater Tampa Bay 100 Southwest Coast 101 Part II 105 Development of Regional Cultures Chapter 4 111 Deptford, Swift Creek, and Santa RosaSwift Creek Cultures Settlements, Subsistence, and Social Organization 116 Technology 126 The Growth of Ceremonialism 133 Swift Creek Culture 141 Santa RosaSwift Creek Culture 150 Chapter 5 155 Weeden Island Cultures of Northern Florida Temporal and Spatial Variations 159 Chronology 162 Heartland Cultures 164 Village Life 170 Mound Ceremonialism 173 Ideology 186 Wakulla Weeden Island Culture 194 Chapter 6 205 Weeden Island Cultures of Peninsular Florida North Peninsular Coast 208 Ceramic Variations and Settlements 210 Subsistence Activities 214 Mounds and Ceremonialism 215 Manasota and the Central Peninsular Coast 221 Ceramics and Chronology 224 Subsistence and Settlements 224 Ceremonialism 227 Cades Pond in North-Central Florida 227 Mounds and Villages 235 Chapter 7 243 Cultures of Eastern and Central Florida Chronology 246 Regional VariationsSt. Marys and Indian River 248 St. Johns I Culture 254 Village Life 256 Ceremonial Life 260

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This record of precolumbian Florida brings to life the 12,000-year story of the native American Indians who lived in the state.  Using information gathered by archaeological investigations, many carried out since 1980, Jerald Milanich describes the indigenous cultures and explains why they develo
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