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CRC Press
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Routledge
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Waterlogged archaeological sites in Florida contain tools, art objects, dietary items, human skeletal remains, and glimpses of past environments that do not survive the ravages of time at typical terrestrial sites. Unfortunately, archaeological wet sites are invisible since their preservation depends upon their entombment in oxygen-free, organic deposits. As a result, they are often destroyed... Read more
Preface. INTRODUCTION. WET SITE ENVIRONMENTS. INTRODUCTION. THE ORGANIC SOILS OF FLORIDA. Composition of Underlying Deposits. Climate. Vegetation. Chemical Composition. PEATS vs. MUCKS. THE MODEL. FLORIDA'S ARCHAEOLOGICAL WET SITES. INTRODUCTION. KEY MARCO. Excavation and Stratigraphy. Chronology. Flora and Fauna. Preservation. Frank Hamilton Cushing. Comments. References for Key Marco. BAY WEST. Introduction. Methodology. Environment. Fauna. Flora. Human Skeletal Remains. Artifacts. Age of the Site. BELLE GLADE. Introduction. Excavations and Stratigraphy. Fauna and Flora. Artifacts. Human Remains. FORT CENTER. Introduction. Excavations. Wood. Preservation. Human Remains. Pollen Analysis. Fauna. HONTOON ISLAND. Introduction. Excavations and Stratigraphy. Fauna. Flora. Human Remains. Artifacts. Chronology. Preservation. LITTLE SALT SPRING. Introduction. Flora. Fauna. Human Remains. PAGE-LADSON. Introduction. Excavations and Stratigraphy. Palynology and Paleobotany. Fauna. Artifacts and Chronology. REPUBLIC GROVES. Introduction. Excavation Procedures. Artifacts. Antler. Radiocarbon Analysis. Human Remains. WARM MINERAL SPRINGS. Introduction. Stratigraphy and Chronology. Archaeological Excavations. Human Remains. Faunal Remains. Botanical Remains. Artifacts. Archaeologist vs. Amateur. Present Location of Materials Taken From Warm Mineral Springs. References for Warm Mineral Springs. WINDOVER. Introduction. Excavations. Stratigraphy and Chronology. Floral Remains. Faunal Remains. Human Remains. Artifacts. OTHER SITES AND WOODEN ARTIFACTS. Tick Island. Lake Monroe. Similar Sites. Single Wooden Artifacts. Other Wooden Artifacts. FLORIDA CANOES: A MARITIME HERITAGE FROM THE PAST. INTRODUCTION. PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE. SIGNIFICANCE. PRESERVATION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL WET SITES. INTRODUCTION. WATERLOGGED WOODS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS. PRESERVATION OF WATERLOGGED WOOD. Polyethylene Glycol. Freeze-Drying. Wood Preservation in Florida. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ABOUT PRESERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS FROM WET SITES.
Biography
BarbaraA. Purdy
Archaeologists and historians interested in Florida should add this book to their libraries. While much remains to be done with Florida's wet site archaeology, Dr. Purdy is to be commended for having taken the first step.
-The Florida Anthropologist
