Geoarchaeology of St. Catherines Island, Georgia
Subtitle: proceedings of the Fourth Caldwell Conference, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, March 27-29, 2009
By: Gale A. Bishop, Harold B. Rollins, and David Hurst Thomas, editors and contributors ; with contributions by Kathi Beratan [and others]
Contributors: Bishop, Gale A.; Rollins, Harold B., 1939-; Thomas, David Hurst; American Museum of Natural History; Saint Catherines Island Foundation
Series: Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History -- no. 94; Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History -- no. 94.
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Archaeological geology; Congresses; Indians of North America; Food; Landscape changes; Animal remains (Archaeology); Sea turtles; Habitat; Marine resources; Excavations (Archaeology); Paleoecology; Geomorphology; Stratigraphic Geology; Geology
Other titles: Proceedings of the Fourth Caldwell Conference, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, March 27-29, 2009
Description: This edited volume addresses the geoarchaeology of St. Catherines Island (Georgia). The field of geoarchaeology has typically been defined as either geology pursued within an archaeological framework or (sometimes the reverse) as archaeology framed with the help of geological methodology. Either way, the formalized objectives of geoarchaeology define a broad range of pursuits, from placing archaeological sites into relative and absolute temporal context through the application of stratigraphic principles and absolute dating techniques, to understanding the natural processes of site formation, to reconstructing the landscapes that existed around a site or group of sites at the time of occupation. The editors of this volume have generally followed the lead of G.R. Rapp and C.L. Hill (2006, Geoarchaeology : the earth-science approach to archaeological interpretation) by stressing the importance of multiple viewpoints and methodologies in applying geoscience techniques to evaluate the archaeological record. In the broadest sense, then, Geoarchaeology of St. Catherines Island applies multiple earth science concepts, techniques, or knowledge bases to the known archaeological record and the processes that created that record. This volume consists of 16 papers presenting the newest research on the stratigraphic and geomorphological evolution of the St. Catherines Island landscape. Of particular interest are presentations addressing the relative timing and nature of sedimentation, paleobiology, sea level change, stream capture, hydrology, and erosional patterning evident on St. Catherines Island (and to some degree the rest of the Georgia Bight). These papers were initially presented at the Fourth Caldwell Conference, cosponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and the St. Catherines Island Foundation, held on St. Catherines Island (Georgia), March 27-29, 2009.
Notes: "Issued March 23, 2011."

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-377).

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Why this archaeologist cares about geoarchaeology : some pasts and futures of St. Catherines Island  -- David Hurst Thomas; title: Evolution of late Pleistocene-Holocene climates and environments of St. Catherines Island and the Georgia Bight  -- Fredrick J. Rich, Anthony Vega, and Frank J. Vento; title: Geoarchaeological research at St. Catherines Island : defining the geological foundation  -- Gale A. Bishop ... [et al.]; title: Development of a late Pleistocene-Holocene genetic stratigraphic framework for St. Catherines Island : archaeological implications  -- Frank J. Vento and Patty A. Stahlman; title: Ichnological diagnosis of ancient storm-washover fans, Yellow Banks Bluff, St. Catherines Island  -- Anthony J. Martin and Andrew K. Rindsberg; title: Quaternary vegetation and depositional history of St. Catherines Island  -- Fredrick J. Rich and Robert K. Booth; title: Recent shoreline erosion and vertical accretion patterns, St. Catherines Island  -- Donald B. Potter Jr.; title: Role of storm events in beach ridge formation, St. Catherines Island  -- Harold B. Rollins, Kathi Beratan, and James E. Pottinger; title: Drainage changes at Ossabaw, St. Catherines, and Sapelo sounds and their influence on island morphology and spit building on St. Catherines Island  -- Timothy M. Chowns; title: Vibracores and vibracore transects : constraining the geological and cultural history of St. Catherines Island  -- Gale A. Bishop ... [et al.]; title: Application of ground penetrating radar to investigations of the stratigraphy, structure, and hydrology of St. Catherines Island  -- R. Kelly Vance ... [et al.]; title: Postsettlement dispersal and dynamic repopulation of estuarine habitats by adult Mercenaria mercenaria, St. Catherines Island  -- Robert S. Prezant, Harold B. Rollins, and Ronald B. Toll; title: The foundation for sea turtle geoarchaeology and zooarchaeology : morphology of recent and ancient sea turtle nests, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, and Cretaceous Fox Hills Sandstone, Elbert County, Colorado  -- Gale A. Bishop ... [et al.]; title: Sea turtle habitat deterioration on St. Catherines Island : defining the modern transgression  -- Gale A. Bishop and Brian K. Meyer; title: Modeling indigenous hunting and harvesting of sea turtles and their eggs on the Georgia Coast  -- Gale A. Bishop, David Hurst Thomas, and Brian K. Meyer; title: Geomorphology, sea level, and marine resources : St. Catherines Island  -- Harold B. Rollins and David Hurst Thomas -- Appendix 1.; title: Noncultural radiocarbon record from St. Catherines Island : a compendium -- -- Appendix 2.; title: Vibracore record from St. Catherines Island : a compendium.