Digging Miami

by Carr, Robert S.

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

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Title Statements

Full title :Digging Miami / Robert S. Carr.

Summary

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

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University Press of Florida
Place of Publication:Gainesville
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 295 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780813042060, 0813042062
oclc:ocn777602111
LC Classification:E78.F6
Dewey Decimal:975.9/381

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.

Subjects

Antiquities Excavations (Archaeology) Excavations (Archaeology) -- Florida Florida -- Miami Fouilles (Archéologie) -- Floride Indians of North America -- Antiquities Indians of North America -- Antiquities… Miami (Fla.) -- Antiquities Seminole Indians -- Antiquities