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The evolution of the Calusa : a nonagricultural chiefdom on the southwest Florida coast /

The aims of this study are twofold: compile, for the first time, all the archaeological, environmental, and geological data pertinent to the evolution of the aboriginal inhabitants of southwest Florida; and, using this basis, develop a specific, integrated, and dynamic model of cultural adaptation t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Widmer, Randolph J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1988.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in a Study of Coastal Adaptation; The History of Archeological Research in Southwest Florida; The Prehistory of Southwest Florida; The Environment and Ecology of Southwest Florida; The History of Environmental Change in South Florida; A Dynamic Model of the Prehistoric Coastal Adaptation in Southwest Florida; The Subsistence and Settlement Characteristics of the Calusa Adaptation; The Sociopolitical Evolution of the Calusa Chiefdom; Summary and Conclusions; References Cited.