essay

Mid-Holocene forest history of Florida and the Coastal Plain of Georgia and South Carolina

archaeology of the mid-holocene southeastGainesvillePublished In 1996 • Pages: 27-38

By: Watts, William A., Grimm, Eric Christopher, Hussey, T. C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Watts et al. used pollen-analytical studies of pond and lake sediments to give us a broad regional picture of forest plant species throughout the Holocene. Two of the problems with these kind of studies is they don't yield specific data about archaeological sites, unless the site is nearby, nor do they provide data on more than a few tree species. However, they present gollen diagrams for six different sites and also briefly discuss the climate. Because the data is from pollen cores, the time period covers more than the Late Archaic.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Climate
Topography and geology
Flora
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Eastern Late Archaic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeobotanist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry ; 2004
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Mid-Holocene; 8500 BP-2500 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina; United States
NotesAdditional notes
William A. Watts, Eric C. Grimm, and T. C. Hussey
For bibliographical references see document 8: [Kenneth E. Sassaman and David G. Anderson]
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
95045466
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Antiquities