Life among the tides : recent archaeology on the Georgia Bight : proceedings of the Sixth Caldwell Conference, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, May 20-22, 2011 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Caldwell Conference Saint Catherines Island, Ga., American Museum of Natural History, Saint Catherines Island Foundation
Other Authors:	Thomas, David Hurst, Thompson, Victor D., Alexander, Clark R. (Clark Raymond), 1960-
Format:	Conference Proceeding Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History, [2013]
Series:	Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; no. 98.
Subjects:	Coastal archaeology > Georgia > Congresses. Coastal archaeology > Florida > Atlantic Coast > Congresses. Excavations (Archaeology) > Georgia > Saint Catherines Island > Congresses. Guale Indians > Antiquities > Congresses. Coastal settlements > Georgia > Congresses. Coastal settlements > Florida > Atlantic Coast > Congresses. Indian architecture > Georgia > Atlantic Coast > Congresses. Indian architecture > Florida > Atlantic Coast > Congresses. Indians of North America > Georgia > Atlantic Coast > Antiquities > Congresses. Indians of North America > Florida > Atlantic Coast > Antiquities > Congresses. Missions, Spanish > Georgia > Congresses. Missions, Spanish > Florida > Congresses. Saint Catherines Island (Ga.) > Antiquities > Congresses. Atlantic Coast (Ga.) > Antiquities > Congresses. Atlantic Coast (Fla.) > Antiquities > Congresses.
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Description
Abstract:	Although this volume covers a broad range of temporal and methodological topics, the chapters are unified by a geographic focus on the archaeology of the Georgia Bight. The various research projects span multiple time periods (including Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian, and contact periods) and many incorporate specialized analyses (such as petrographic point counting, shallow geophysics, and so forth). The 26 contributors conducting this cutting-edge work represent the full spectrum of the archaeological community, including museum, academic, student, and contract archaeologists. Despite the diversity in professional and theoretical backgrounds, temporal periods examined, and methodological approaches pursued, the volume is unified by four distinct, yet interrelated, themes. Contributions in Part I discuss a range of analytical approaches for understanding time, exchange, and site layout. Chapters in Part II model coastal landscapes from both environmental and social perspectives. The third section addresses site-specific studies of late prehistoric architecture and village layout throughout the Georgia Bight. Part IV presents new and ongoing research into the Spanish mission period of this area. These papers were initially presented and discussed at the Sixth Caldwell Conference, cosponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and the St. Catherines Island Foundation, held on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, May 20-22, 2011.
Item Description:	"Issued June 14, 2013." Conference sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and the St. Catherines Island Foundation.
Physical Description:	494 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm Also available online.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-494).
ISBN:	9780985201616 0985201614
ISSN:	0065-9452 ;