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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462280803321

Autore

Carr Robert S

Titolo

Digging Miami [[electronic resource] /] / Robert S. Carr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2012

ISBN

0-8130-4280-1

0-8130-4346-8

0-8130-4255-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

975.9/381

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Florida - Miami - Antiquities

Seminole Indians - Antiquities

Excavations (Archaeology) - Florida - Miami

Electronic books.

Miami (Fla.) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Diggers, scientists, and antiquarians: history of archaeological research -- Prehistoric Miami -- The first people: the Cutler fossil site -- The South Florida archaic -- The perfect balance: adapting to the land and sea -- Sacred geography: the prehistoric settlement system -- Failed settlements: the European legacy -- European contact: the transition to extinction -- The English and Bahamian legacy -- Seminole legacy -- Seminole archaeology -- Stockades and musket balls -- Pioneer Miami -- The archaeology of arrowroot: Miami's first industry -- Tropical homesteads: artifacts of Miami's pioneers -- The Miami circle and beyond.

Sommario/riassunto

An exploration of the archaeological findings of one of Miami's best archaeologists.