The Paleoindian and Early Archaic southeast / / edited by David G. Anderson and Kenneth E. Sassaman

• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (546 p.)
• Disciplina: 975.01; 975/.01
• Soggetto topico: Indians of North America - Southern States - Antiquities; Paleo-Indians - Southern States
• Soggetto geografico: Southern States Antiquities
• Altri autori: AndersonDavid G. <1949-> SassamanKenneth E
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-512) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; PART I: MODELING P ALEOINDIAN AND EARLY ARCHAIC LIFEWAYS IN THE SOUTHEAST; 1. Environmental and Chronological Considerations by David G. Anderson, Lisa D. O'Steen, and Kenneth E. Sassaman; 2. Modeling Paleoindian and Early Archaic Settlement in the Southeast: A Historical Perspective by David G. Anderson and Kenneth E. Sassaman; 3. Models of Paleoindian and Early Archaic Settlement in the Lower Southeast by David G. Anderson; 4. Early Archaic Settlement in the South Carolina Coastal Plain by Kenneth E. Sassaman ; 5. Raw Material Availability and Early Archaic Settlement in the Southeast by J. Randolph Daniel, Jr.6. Paleoindian and Early Archaic Settlement along the Oconee Drainage by Lisa D. O'Steen; 7. Haw River Revisited: Implications for Modeling Terminal Late Glacial and Early Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Settlement Systems in the Southeast by John S. Cable; 8. Early Archaic Settlement and Technology: Lessons from Tellico by Larry R. Kimball; 9. Paleoindians Near the Edge: A Virginia Perspective by Michael F. Johnson; PART II: THE REGIONAL RECORD ; 10. The Need for a Regional Perspective by Kenneth E. Sassaman and David G. Anderson11. Paleoindian and Early Archaic Research in the South Carolina Area by David G. Anderson and Kenneth E. Sassaman; 12. The Taylor Site: An Early Occupation in Central South Carolina by James L. Michie; 13. Paleoindian and Early Archaic Research in Georgia by R. Jerald Ledbetter, David G. Anderson, Lisa D. O'Steen, and Daniel T. Elliott; 14. Recent Paleoindian Research in Tennessee by John B. Broster and Mark R. Norton; 15. A Synopsis of Paleoindian and Early Archaic Research in Alabama by Eugene M. Futato ; 16. Stratified Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Deposits at Dust Cave, Northwestern Alabama by Boyce N. Driskell17. Bone and Ivory Tools from Submerged Paleoindian Sites in Florida by James S. Dunbar and S. David Webb; 18. Paleoindian and Early Archaic Data from Mississippi by Samuel O. McGahey; 19. A Stone's Throw from Kimmswick: Clovis Period Research in Kentucky by Andrea K. L. Freeman, Edward E. Smith, Jr., and Kenneth B. Tankersley; 20. Early and Middle Paleoindian Sites in the Northeastern Arkansas Region by J. Christopher Gillam; PART III: COMMENTARY ; 21. A Framework for the Paleoindian/Early Archaic Transition by Joel Gunn22. Modeling Communities and Other Thankless Tasks by Dena F. Dincauze; 23. An Arkansas View by Dan F. Morse; 24. Comments by Henry T. Wright; References; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The southeastern United States has one of the richest records of early human settlement of any area of North America. This book provides the first state-by-state summary of Paleoindian and Early Archaic research from the region, together with an appraisal of models developed to interpret the data. It summarizes what we know of the peoples who lived in the Southeast more than 8,000 years ago-when giant ice sheets covered the northern part of the continent, and such mammals as elephants, saber-toothed tigers, and ground sloths roamed the landscape. Extensively illustrated, this benchmar
• Titolo autorizzato: The Paleoindian and Early Archaic southeast
• ISBN: 0-8173-8299-2; 0-585-32263-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817695103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II