Asa Randall
Rethinking the Significance and Long-Term Histories of Archaic Shell Mounds along the Middle St. Johns River.
The Middle St. Johns River is home to one of the highest densities of Archaic-aged (6200-3500 BP) shell mounds in the Southeast. Although many mounds were places of habitation, contemporary research indicates that some shell mounds were purposefully constructed as mortuary monuments, while others contain shellfish remains but little else. This presentation examines recent excavations conducted by the University of Florida and describes the changing significance of shell mounds over the course of the pre-pottery and pottery Archaic periods.
David Steadman
Using Prehistoric Archaeology to Study Modern Biodiversity.
Bob Carr
Bahamian and Florida Cultural Interactions in Prehistory through the Early 19th-Century.
Bill Marquardt
Shell Mounds in the Southeastern U.S.: Middens, Monuments, Temple Mounds, Rings, or Works?
Alison Elgart
Life and Death in Southeastern Florida during the Late Archaic.