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Digging Miami /

An exploration of the archaeological findings of one of Miami's best archaeologists.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carr, Robert S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2012]
Subjects:
Excavations (Archaeology) > Florida > Miami.
Seminole Indians > Antiquities.
Indians of North America > Florida > Miami > Antiquities.
Miami (Fla.) > Antiquities.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Diggers, scientists, and antiquarians: history of archaeological research
  • Prehistoric Miami
  • The first people: the Cutler fossil site
  • The South Florida archaic
  • The perfect balance: adapting to the land and sea
  • Sacred geography: the prehistoric settlement system
  • Failed settlements: the European legacy
  • European contact: the transition to extinction
  • The English and Bahamian legacy
  • Seminole legacy
  • Seminole archaeology
  • Stockades and musket balls
  • Pioneer Miami
  • The archaeology of arrowroot: Miami's first industry
  • Tropical homesteads: artifacts of Miami's pioneers
  • The Miami circle and beyond.