Intervening Impersistence on the St. Johns River, Florida

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Rethinking Persistent Places: Relationships, Atmospheres, and Affects" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The shell mounds of the St. Johns River basin in northeast Florida are among some of the longest-lived places in North America. The repeated occupation over 9,000 years in duration attests to the attention paid to these places through depositions and encounters. Depositional histories reveal how places grounded histories by enabling compendia of biographies, things, times, and otherworldly powers to be encountered in place. Yet, close attention to the contexts of inhabitation reveals tensions and anxieties when places were left alone and then returned to. These tensions speak to broader anxieties regarding the inherent impersistence of places, and the need to intervene on their behalf to ensure they are returned to the broader landscape.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Rethinking Persistent Places: Relationships, Atmospheres, and Affects   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 38371.0