Constructing histories : archaic freshwater shell mounds and social landscapes of the St. Johns River, Florida / / Asa R. Randall

• Autore: Randall Asa R.
• Pubblicazione: Gainesville, Florida : , : University Press of Florida, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Disciplina: 975.9/1
• Soggetto topico: Kitchen-middens - Florida - Saint Johns River Valley; Hunting and gathering societies - Florida - Saint Johns River Valley; Indians of North America - Florida - Saint Johns River Valley - Antiquities
• Soggetto geografico: Saint Johns River Valley (Fla.) Antiquities
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Constructing histories
• ISBN: 0-8130-5128-2; 0-8130-5543-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797208603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ripley P. Bullen series.