Prehistoric Tree Island Use in the Northern Everglades: New Evidence from the Late Archaic
Author(s): William Locascio; Matthew Colvin
Year: 2017
Summary
A season of test excavations at a late archaic tree island site in south Florida has produced several interesting, if broad, patterns in the practices of prehistoric peoples living within this landscape. Stratigraphic evidence further supported by AMS dating reveal use of the tree island spanning nearly 1000 years of periodic long-term human occupation. Evidence attests to a certain "social fabric" at the settlement, suggesting its identity as a memorable place on the landscape, a quality contrary to what might be expected of existing models of tree island use in the prehistoric Everglades.
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Prehistoric Tree Island Use in the Northern Everglades: New Evidence from the Late Archaic. William Locascio, Matthew Colvin. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2017 ( tDAR id: 430595)
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Keywords
General
Everglades
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Late Archaic
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Tree Islands
Geographic Keywords
North America - Southeast
Spatial Coverage
min long: -91.274; min lat: 24.847 ; max long: -72.642; max lat: 36.386 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 16769