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| The anthropology of St. Catherines Island. 1, Natural and cultural history. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 55, pt. 2 |
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| Title: | The anthropology of St. Catherines Island. 1, Natural and cultural history. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 55, pt. 2 |
| Other Titles: | Natural and cultural history |
| Authors: | Thomas, David Hurst. Jones, Grant D. Durham, Roger S. Larsen, Clark Spencer. Moore, Clarence B. (Clarence Bloomfield), 1852-1936. |
| Issue Date: | 1978 |
| Publisher: | [New York] : American Museum of Natural History |
| Series/Report no.: | Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 55, pt. 2 |
| Abstract: | "This volume, the first in a series, considers the natural and cultural background to anthropological research being conducted on St. Catherines Island, Georgia. The island is one of a complex series of barrier islands, of various orgins. The extant vegetation is an interesting mixture of natural succession, periodically disrupted by recent historical processes. Archaeologists have worked on St. Catherines Island discontinuously since 1896, when C.B. Moore conducted excavations in several prehistoric burial mounds. The University of Georgia then conducted a program of burial mound and midden excavations in 1969-1970, and the American Museum of Natural History began intensive archaeological investigations on St. Catherines Island in 1974. The ethnohistory of the Guale Indians is discussed in detail, suggesting that they were essentially a riverine people with strong internal trade contacts. Guale political organization was that of the classic Creek chiefdom. Each chiefdom maintained two... |
| Description: | p. 157-248 : ill., maps ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-248). The natural history of St. Catherines Island / David Hurst Thomas -- The prehistory of St. Catherines Island / Clark Spencer Larsen and David Hurst Thomas -- The ethnohistory of the Guale Coast through 1684 / Grant D. Jones -- The history of St. Catherines Island after 1684 / Roger S. Durham and David Hurst Thomas -- Appendix: Notes on ethnohistorical resources and methodology / Grant D. Jones. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/304 |
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