Life among the tides
Subtitle: recent archaeology on the Georgia Bight : proceedings of the Sixth Caldwell Conference, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, May 20-22, 2011
By: Victor D. Thompson and David Hurst Thomas, editors and contributors ; with contributions by Clark R. Alexander [and 23 others]
Contributors: Thomas, David Hurst; Thompson, Victor D.; Alexander, Clark R. (Clark Raymond), 1960-; American Museum of Natural History; Saint Catherines Island Foundation
Series: Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History -- no. 98; Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History -- no. 98.
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
ISBN-13: 9780985201616
Subjects: Coastal archaeology; Congresses; Excavations (Archaeology); Guale Indians; Antiquities; Coastal settlements; Indian architecture; Indians of North America; Spanish Missions
Other titles: Recent archaeology on the Georgia Bight; Proceedings of the Sixth Caldwell Conference, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, May 20-22, 2011
Description: Although this volume covers a broad range of temporal and methodological topics, the chapters are unified by a geographic focus on the archaeology of the Georgia Bight. The various research projects span multiple time periods (including Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian, and contact periods) and many incorporate specialized analyses (such as petrographic point counting, shallow geophysics, and so forth). The 26 contributors conducting this cutting-edge work represent the full spectrum of the archaeological community, including museum, academic, student, and contract archaeologists. Despite the diversity in professional and theoretical backgrounds, temporal periods examined, and methodological approaches pursued, the volume is unified by four distinct, yet interrelated, themes. Contributions in Part I discuss a range of analytical approaches for understanding time, exchange, and site layout. Chapters in Part II model coastal landscapes from both environmental and social perspectives. The third section addresses site-specific studies of late prehistoric architecture and village layout throughout the Georgia Bight. Part IV presents new and ongoing research into the Spanish mission period of this area. These papers were initially presented and discussed at the Sixth Caldwell Conference, cosponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and the St. Catherines Island Foundation, held on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, May 20-22, 2011.
Notes: "Issued June 14, 2013."

Conference sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and the St. Catherines Island Foundation.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-494).

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Revising the ¹⁴C reservoir correction for St. Catherines Island, Georgia / David Hurst Thomas, Matthew C. Sanger, and Royce H. Hayes; title: An assessment of coastal faunal data from Georgia and northeast Florida / Alexandra L. Parsons and Rochelle A. Marrinan; title: Archaeological geophysics on St. Catherines Island : beyond prospection / Ginessa J. Mahar; title: Paste variability and clay resource utilization at the Fountain of Youth site, St. Augustine, 8SJ31 / Ann S. Cordell and Kathleen A. Deagan; title: Petrographic analysis of pottery and clay samples from the Georgia Bight : evidence of regional social interactions / Neill J. Wallis and Ann S. Cordell; title: Past shorelines of the Georgia coast / Chester B. DePratter and Victor D. Thompson; title: Coastal landscapes and their relationship to human settlement on the Georgia coast / John A. Turck and Clark R. Alexander; title: The role of small islands in foraging economies of St. Catherines Island / Matthew F. Napolitano; title: Ever-shifting landscapes : tracking changing spatial usage along coastal Georgia / Matthew C. Sanger; title: A Paleoeconomic model of the Georgia coast (4500-300 B.P.) / Thomas G. Whitley; title: A survey of Irene phase architecture on the Georgia coast / Deborah A. Keene and Ervan G. Garrison; title: Life and death on the Ogeechee : a view from the Redbird Creek village / Ryan O. Sipe; title: Mission San Joseph de Sapala : mission-period archaeological research on Sapelo Island / Richard W. Jefferies and Christopher R. Moore; title: The Guale landscape of Mission Santa Catalina de Guale : 30 years of geophysics at a Spanish colonial mission / Elliot H. Blair; title: Missions San Buenaventura and Santa Cruz de Guadalquini : retreat from the Georgia coast / Keith H. Ashley, Vicki L. Rolland, and Robert L. Thunen; title: Entangling events : the Guale coastal landscape and the Spanish missions / Victor D. Thompson [and three others]; title: Island and coastal archaeology on the Georgia Bight / Scott M. Fitzpatrick.