Constructing histories archaic freshwater shell mounds and social landscapes of the St. Johns River, Florida / Asa R. Randall.
| Author/creator | Randall, Asa R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015] |
| Description | xii, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Florida museum of natural history: Ripley P. Bullen series |
| Contents | Introduction: Archaic shell mounds on the St. Johns River -- Shell mounds and hunter-gatherers in prehistory -- Hunter-gatherers, landscapes, and histories -- Ecological histories in the middle holocene -- The traditions of Mount Taylor communities -- Mount Taylor places in time and space -- Histories inscribed in place -- Mount Taylor social histories. |
| Abstract | This book provides a challenging interpretation of ancient hunter-gatherer societies along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida and reveals that these mounds were not just garbage dumps, but rather intentionally constructed sacred mounds of immense significance to their creators. The book presents a new theoretical framework for investigating shell mounds as places of history-making through daily living, ceremonies, and burial ritual. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references(pages 270-316) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015006578 |
| ISBN | 9780813061016 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |