Late prehistoric Florida : archaeology at the edge of the Mississippian world

Publication/Creation:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2012

Format:

Book

Edition:

1st ed.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Late prehistoric Florida : archaeology at the edge of the Mississippian world / edited by Keith Ashley and Nancy Marie White

Series Titles:

Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series

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Additional Author/Creators:

Ashley, Keith H.
White, Nancy Marie

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Excavations (Archaeology)--Florida
Mississippian culture--Florida
Florida--Antiquities

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Late Prehistoric Florida: An Introduction; 2. Southwest Florida during the Mississippi Period; 3. Mississippian Influence in the Glades, Belle Glade, and East Okeechobee Areas of South Florida; 4. The Indian River Region during the Mississippi Period; 5. Early St. Johns II Interaction, Exchange, and Politics: A View from Northeastern Florida; 6. The Alachua of North-Central Florida; 7. An Overview of the Suwannee Valley Culture; 8. Safety Harbor: Mississippian Influence in the Circum-Tampa Bay Region
9. Fort Walton Culture in the Tallahassee Hills10. Fort Walton Culture in the Apalachicola Valley, Northwest Florida; 11. Defining Pensacola and Fort Walton Cultures in the Western Panhandle; 12. The Mississippi Period in Florida: A View from the Mississippian World of Cahokia; References Cited; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-361) and index.

Summary:

Prehistoric Florida societies, particularly those of the peninsula, have been largely ignored or given only minor consideration in overviews of the Mississippian southeast (A.D. 1000-1600). This groundbreaking volume lifts the veil of uniformity frequently draped over these regions in the literature, providing the first comprehensive examination of Mississippi-period archaeology in the state. Featuring contributions from some of the most prominent researchers in the field, this collection describes and synthesizes the latest data from excavations throughout Florida. In doing so, it

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (413 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936717180202486

ISBN:

0-8130-4382-4
0-8130-4358-1

OCLC Number:

806033009