The anthropology of St. Catherines Island. 1, Natural and cultural history. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 55, pt. 2

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dc.contributor.authorThomas, David Hurst.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJones, Grant D.
dc.contributor.authorDurham, Roger S.
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, Clark Spencer.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Clarence B. (Clarence Bloomfield), 1852-1936.
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-05T21:21:31Z
dc.date.available2005-10-05T21:21:31Z
dc.date.issued1978en_US
dc.descriptionp. 157-248 : ill., maps ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 244-248).en_US
dc.descriptionThe 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.en_US
dc.description.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 principal towns, and may have been organized according to dual political organization. This interpretation contrasts sharply with the traditional view of the Guale, who are often characterized as isolated, scattered, shifting cultivators. The volume concludes with a historical outline of St. Catherines Island from the early Spanish mission period up to present times"--P. 159.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/304
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisher[New York] : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAnthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 55, pt. 2en_US
dc.subject.lccGN2 .A27 vol.55, pt.2, 1978en_US
dc.subject.lcshSaint Catherines Island (Ga.) -- History.en_US
dc.subject.lcshNatural history -- Georgia -- Saint Catherines Island.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGuale Indians.en_US
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America -- Georgia -- Saint Catherines Island.en_US
dc.subject.lcshEthnology -- Georgia -- Saint Catherines Island.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSaint Catherines Island (Ga.) -- Antiquities.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGeorgia -- Antiquities.en_US
dc.titleThe anthropology of St. Catherines Island. 1, Natural and cultural history. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 55, pt. 2en_US
dc.title.alternativeNatural and cultural historyen_US
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