Evolving Community Organization on the Georgia Coast

Diachronic changes and continuities in the general occupation patterns and associated subsistence remains represented at a single Georgia coastal archaeological site are defined based upon preliminary investigations at Bourbon Field on Sapelo Island. A series of sociocultural hypotheses are presente...

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Published in:Journal of field archaeology 1984-01, Vol.11 (3), p.247-263
Main Author: Crook, Morgan R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
America and Arctic regions
Archaeological sites
Brackishwater fishes
Ceramic cultures
Community organizing
Deer
Field archaeology
Field Reports: Excavation and Survey
Mollusks
North America
Nuts
Pottery
Prehistory and protohistory
Shell middens
Turtles
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Summary:Diachronic changes and continuities in the general occupation patterns and associated subsistence remains represented at a single Georgia coastal archaeological site are defined based upon preliminary investigations at Bourbon Field on Sapelo Island. A series of sociocultural hypotheses are presented to interpret the observed patterns and to provide problem orientations for future research. It is concluded that the community patterns reflect gradual population growth, increasing sedentism, and increasingly complex social arrangements. Estuarine and oak-forest species are identified as being of continuing importance as primary subsistence resources.
ISSN:0093-4690
2042-4582
DOI:10.1179/009346984791535485