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

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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 presen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Randall, Asa R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Colección:Ripley P. Bullen series.
Temas:
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.
Débris de cuisine (Archéologie) > Floride > Saint Johns, Vallée du.
Chasseurs-cueilleurs > Floride > Saint Johns, Vallée du.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Antiquities
Hunting and gathering societies
Indians of North America > Antiquities
Kitchen-middens
Saint Johns River Valley (Fla.) > Antiquities.
Florida > Saint Johns River Valley
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813055435
0813055431
9780813051284
0813051282

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