Prehistoric and Early Historic Settlement in the Kissimmee River Valley: An Archaeological Survey of the the Avon Park Air Force Base

Author(s): Robert J. Austin

Year: 1987

Summary

Orignally the information in this record was migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. NADB-R records consist of a document citation and limited other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. In 2013, as part of a project done for the US Air Force, digital curators of the Center for Digital Antiquity updated the original record by adding a digital copy of the article described and more detailed metadata.

The article summarizes an archaeological investigation conducted in November and December of 1985. Piper Archaeological Research, Inc. under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy, conducted a preliminary archaeological survey of Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) in Polk and Highlands Counties, Florida. The purpose of the survey was to provide base level data on the types, distribution, and potential significance of prehistoric and historic period sites located on the Range. Information gathered during the survey was used to generate a preliminary predictive model of prehistoric and historic period site location for use by the Air Force in future planning and management of cultural resources on the Range.

Cite this Record

Prehistoric and Early Historic Settlement in the Kissimmee River Valley: An Archaeological Survey of the the Avon Park Air Force Base. Robert J. Austin. Florida Anthropologist. 40: 287-300. 1987 ( tDAR id: 111901) ; doi:10.6067/XCV84F1RKM

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Belle Glade Period • Euroamerican • Historic • Middle Archaic

Material
Building Materials • Chipped Stone • Shell

Site Name
8HG18 • 8HG20 • 8HG22 • 8HG23 • 8HG24 • 8HG25 • 8HG26 • 8HG27 • 8HG28 • 8HG29 • 8HG30 • 8HG31 • 8HG32 • 8HG33 • 8HG34 • 8HG35 • 8HG36 • 8HG37 • 8PO1000 • 8PO1001 • 8PO1002 • 8PO1003 • 8PO1004 • 8PO1005 • 8PO1006 • 8PO1007 • 8PO1008 • 8PO1009 • 8PO992 • 8PO993 • 8PO994 • 8PO995 • 8PO996 • 8PO997 • 8PO998 • 8PO999 Show More

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Cattle Camp • Church / Religious Structure • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Fort • Historic Church / Religious Structure • Homestead • Non-Domestic Structures • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Turpentine Camp • Windmill

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Heritage Management • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Archaeological Survey • Archeological Survey • Historic Settlement • Kissimmee River Valley • Prehistory • settlement

Geographic Keywords
12055 (Fips Code) • Avon Park • Florida (State / Territory) • Highlands (County) • North America (Continent) • Southeast • United States of America (Country)

Temporal Keywords
Belle Glade I-IV Period • Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -81.564; min lat: 27.032 ; max long: -80.942; max lat: 27.647 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Avon Park Air Force Range

Record Identifiers

NADB document id number(s): 362032

Avon Park Air Force Range Report No.(s): AP0004

NADB citation id number(s): 000000056773

Notes

Redaction Note: If you would like access to the full document, you may request it from Avon Park CRM: Kathy Courturier; email: kathy.couturier.ctr@us.af.mil; phone: (863) 452-4288

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