The Underwater Archaeology of Paleolandscapes, Apalachee Bay, Florida
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2591990 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael K Faught (Florida State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 275-289 |
| Publication date | 2004-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/4128420 |
| OpenAlex | W1984726824 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 68 |
| References cited | 27 |
Submerged prehistoric sites investigated in northwest Florida along the margins of the drowned Aucilla River channel (or PaleoAucilla) extend our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and paleolandscape utilization. Bifacial and unifacial tools indicate Late Paleoindian and Early Archaic logistical activities at these sites, as well as later Middle Archaic occupations. Other evidence for terrestrial conditions at these sites include extinct and extant terrestrial faunal remains, in-place tree stumps, and possible eroded middle Holocene shell middens. This report outlines the methodologies used for site investigations, and then discusses the geomorphic setting, character, cultural-historical connections, and timing of full inundation for these offshore sites. During late Pleistocene and early Holocene times, the coastline was much farther out on the continental shelf, and this segment of the PaleoAucilla was forested and well inland. Later, during the middle Holocene stages of transgression, the segment was more of a wide grassy marsh with brackish water tidal creeks and oysters. In this continental shelf setting, submerged archaeological sites remain in clustered arrays accessible by underwater archaeological methods, and the data provide a critical supplement to our present understanding of late Pleistocene and early Holocene settlement patterns and paleolandscape utilization
Archaeology · Bay · Geography · Holocene · Marine transgression · Marsh · Pleistocene · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · Shore · Structural basin · Wetland · Ecology · Geological formations and processes · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Oceanography · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 68 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,09 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 65 |