Digging Miami / Robert S. Carr.

An exploration of the archaeological findings of one of Miami's best archaeologists.

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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:xiii, 295 p. :; ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • Diggers, scientists, and antiquarians: history of archaeological research
  • Prehistoric Miami
  • The first people: the Cutler fossil site
  • The South Florida archaic
  • The perfect balance: adapting to the land and sea
  • Sacred geography: the prehistoric settlement system
  • Failed settlements: the European legacy
  • European contact: the transition to extinction
  • The English and Bahamian legacy
  • Seminole legacy
  • Seminole archaeology
  • Stockades and musket balls
  • Pioneer Miami
  • The archaeology of arrowroot: Miami's first industry
  • Tropical homesteads: artifacts of Miami's pioneers
  • The Miami circle and beyond.