The Art and Archaeology of Florida's Wetlands.

Purdy, Barbara A.

Editore: Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, (). First Edition., 1991

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Octavo, slick illustrated boards (hardcover), 317 pp. Photographs, diagrams, plans. Fine. From lower cover: Waterlogged archeological sites in Florida contain tools, art objects, dietary items, human skeletal remains, and glimpses of past environments that do not survive the ravages of time at typical terrestrial sites. Unfortunately, archeological wet sites are invisible since their preservation depends upon their entombment in oxygen-free, organic deposits. As a result, they are often destroyed accidentally during draining, dredging, and development projects. The Art and Archaeology of Florida's Wetlands presents detailed accounts of such famous sites as Key Marco, Little Salt Spring, Windover, Ft. Center, and others. The book discusses wet site environments and explains the kinds of physical, chemical, and structural components requited to ensure that the proper conditions for site formation are present and prevail through time. The book also talks about how to preserve artifacts that have been entombed in anaerobic deposits and the importance of classes of objects, such as wooden carving, dietary items, human remains, to our better understanding of past cultures. Until now this information has been scattered in obscure documents and articles, thus diminishing its importance. They may not have been our ancestors, but the Indians contributed to the state's heritage for more than 10,000 years. Once disturbed by ambitious dredging and draining projects, their story is gone forever. Florida, Floridiana, Florida History, Native American Culture, American Indian, Natural History, Archaeology, Archeology, Paleontology, Ancient Civilization bxsli. Codice articolo 61397bd2

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Titolo: The Art and Archaeology of Florida's ...

Casa editrice: Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, (). First Edition.

Data di pubblicazione: 1991

Legatura: Rilegato