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American Antiquity, Oct 1, 2017

Southeastern Archaeology, 2021

ity, and identity-formation, disseminating new ideas outward into core societies and providing th... more ity, and identity-formation, disseminating new ideas outward into core societies and providing the impetus for meaningful cultural transformations. As noted previously, my only critique of this volume is that the editor’s concept of migration needs more consideration of scale. I would argue that movement is an important factor shaping identity formation in each of Harry and Herr’s designated edge region types, not just among frontiers and contact zones. Still, it is heartening that there are scholars working to create such a useful framework for examining edge regions and that it is applicable among a wide variety of cases. Such flexibility is demonstrated by the use of various methods by the book’s contributors, ranging from social network and non-metric dental analyses to material and ethnohistoric comparisons. I look forward to seeing this framework expanded upon by future archaeologists and I hope to see a growing interest in edge societies as we continue to learn and be inspire...

Southeastern Archaeology, 2017

ABSTRACT In a recent examination of bird effigy vessels from the north-central coast of the Gulf ... more ABSTRACT In a recent examination of bird effigy vessels from the north-central coast of the Gulf of Mexico, one remarkable species identified appears to be Gallus gallus domesticus, or the chicken. Examples of small ceramic rooster heads sporting dramatic, single combs and short beaks may be indirect evidence of contact between native coastal peoples and Spanish explorers in the early decades of the AD 1500s. The particular socio-cultural conditions that would have made possible the introduction of these decidedly non-native birds into the repertoire of Native American potters in the protohistoric era are explored.

Choice Reviews Online, 2003

... The next group of Spaniards to reach Coosa was a detachment of men from the Tristan de Luna e... more ... The next group of Spaniards to reach Coosa was a detachment of men from the Tristan de Luna expedition. ... First, John Swanton, the Smithsonian anthropologist who was the preeminent collector and transcriber of oral literature from native peoples of the American Southeast ...

Southeastern Archaeology, 2017

ABSTRACT Prehistoric archaeologists have done very little yet to explore how gender “works” withi... more ABSTRACT Prehistoric archaeologists have done very little yet to explore how gender “works” within the historical processes of social construction during the long prehistory of the Southeast. As we undertake examinations of gender ideologies, roles, and relationships, applications of analogs play an important role. This is despite a distinctly unsettled agreement on uses of analogy in archaeology. In this piece, I explore archaeologists’ continued unease with the use of analogy in archaeological interpretation, assigning part of the blame to underlying and unresolved epistemological issues. A disciplined and studied use of formal analogies is suggested.

In 1994, Thomas F. King considered the consequences should Section 106 of the National Historic P... more In 1994, Thomas F. King considered the consequences should Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) be eliminated. King has recommended a proactive approach to simultaneously protecting historic preservation regulations while also reforming them, namely by jettisoning Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for stronger provisions found within the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In this paper I evaluate King’s proposal in the following areas. First, in general terms, the merits of the idea of replacing Section 106 with NEPA compliance are sound if considered from the perspective of the purposes of each Act. Second, some adjustments need to occur amongst practitioners of NEPA to make this a suitable replacement for the Section 106 process. Relatedly, short of amending NEPA or Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations , an adjustment to typical NEPA practices could vastly improve Section 106 compliance when performed in NEPA ...

The Vining Phase in central Georgia is an old idea (Kelly 1938) that has new life as a result of ... more The Vining Phase in central Georgia is an old idea (Kelly 1938) that has new life as a result of more recent excavations in the Oconee National Forest. It was defined as a simple-stamped ceramic complex, an idea that was rejected at the time. Recent excavations suggest that sites with simple stamped pottery and small triangular points located on ridgetops in central Georgia belong to Vining (Elliott and Wynn 1991); it appears to be a Late Woodland-Early Mississippian transitional phase. Four Vining phase sites, Guthrie, Passport, Fant-Davis and Elliott, were excavated between 1988 and 1996. Here we summarize what is known about the Vining phase thus far, describe the results of these modern excavations, and discuss future research directions. This paper is based on the Summary Report (Meyers et al. 1997).

Society for Historical Archaeology, 2017

The Americas that Might Have Been: Native American Social Systems through Time. JULIAN GRANBERRY.... more The Americas that Might Have Been: Native American Social Systems through Time. JULIAN GRANBERRY. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, 2005. xiii, 204 pp., illus., maps. 29.95(paper),ISBN:0−8173−5182−5;29.95 (paper), ISBN: 0-8173-5182-5; 29.95(paper),ISBN:0−8173−5182−5;55.00 (cloth), ISBN: 0-8173-1457-1; $29.95 (e-book), ISBN: 0-8173-8345-9.Two books released in 2005, Charles Mann's 1491 and Julian Granberry's The Americas that Might Have Been, tackled broad questions about how past social systems in the Americas looked prior to European contact. Both authors penned their works for interested lay audiences, not professional archaeologists, anthropologists, or historians. We might then expect (and do indeed find) a certain glossing over of details in these broad brushstrokes that those more intimately knowledgeable about specific culture areas may find hard to overlook. The time period, wide geographical focus, and coarser analytical resolution are where the commonality in these works ends. In the former book, popular science author...

Thinking About Cultural Resource Management: Essays from the Edge. THOMAS F. KING. AltaMira Press... more Thinking About Cultural Resource Management: Essays from the Edge. THOMAS F. KING. AltaMira Press, Walnut Creek, CA, 2002. xix + 196 pp., glossary, biblio., index. 70.00(cloth),ISBN0−7591−0214−9;70.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-7591-0214-9; 70.00(cloth),ISBN0−7591−0214−9;22.95 (paper), ISBN 0-7591-0214-7. Thinking About Significance. ROBERT J. AUSTIN, KATHLEEN S. HUFFMAN, and GEORGE R. BALLO (eds.). Florida Archaeological Council, Inc., Riverview, 2002. xi + 242 pp., biblio., tables, graphs, appendix. $15.00 (paper), ISBN 0-9720677-0-1. In a recent issue of the SAA Archaeological Record, Thomas Whitley (2004) makes a compelling argument for the need for cultural resource management (CRM) training in academic graduate programs. He notes the lack of formal programs in most graduate archaeology (anthropology) departments and the infrequency of courses on CRM practice, law, or training, not to mention internships. Instead, graduates typically receive on-thejob training when they, almost inevitably, find employment in CRM and not academia. This is certainly...

American Antiquity, Oct 1, 2017

Southeastern Archaeology, 2021

ity, and identity-formation, disseminating new ideas outward into core societies and providing th... more ity, and identity-formation, disseminating new ideas outward into core societies and providing the impetus for meaningful cultural transformations. As noted previously, my only critique of this volume is that the editor’s concept of migration needs more consideration of scale. I would argue that movement is an important factor shaping identity formation in each of Harry and Herr’s designated edge region types, not just among frontiers and contact zones. Still, it is heartening that there are scholars working to create such a useful framework for examining edge regions and that it is applicable among a wide variety of cases. Such flexibility is demonstrated by the use of various methods by the book’s contributors, ranging from social network and non-metric dental analyses to material and ethnohistoric comparisons. I look forward to seeing this framework expanded upon by future archaeologists and I hope to see a growing interest in edge societies as we continue to learn and be inspire...

Southeastern Archaeology, 2017

ABSTRACT In a recent examination of bird effigy vessels from the north-central coast of the Gulf ... more ABSTRACT In a recent examination of bird effigy vessels from the north-central coast of the Gulf of Mexico, one remarkable species identified appears to be Gallus gallus domesticus, or the chicken. Examples of small ceramic rooster heads sporting dramatic, single combs and short beaks may be indirect evidence of contact between native coastal peoples and Spanish explorers in the early decades of the AD 1500s. The particular socio-cultural conditions that would have made possible the introduction of these decidedly non-native birds into the repertoire of Native American potters in the protohistoric era are explored.

Choice Reviews Online, 2003

... The next group of Spaniards to reach Coosa was a detachment of men from the Tristan de Luna e... more ... The next group of Spaniards to reach Coosa was a detachment of men from the Tristan de Luna expedition. ... First, John Swanton, the Smithsonian anthropologist who was the preeminent collector and transcriber of oral literature from native peoples of the American Southeast ...

Southeastern Archaeology, 2017

ABSTRACT Prehistoric archaeologists have done very little yet to explore how gender “works” withi... more ABSTRACT Prehistoric archaeologists have done very little yet to explore how gender “works” within the historical processes of social construction during the long prehistory of the Southeast. As we undertake examinations of gender ideologies, roles, and relationships, applications of analogs play an important role. This is despite a distinctly unsettled agreement on uses of analogy in archaeology. In this piece, I explore archaeologists’ continued unease with the use of analogy in archaeological interpretation, assigning part of the blame to underlying and unresolved epistemological issues. A disciplined and studied use of formal analogies is suggested.

In 1994, Thomas F. King considered the consequences should Section 106 of the National Historic P... more In 1994, Thomas F. King considered the consequences should Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) be eliminated. King has recommended a proactive approach to simultaneously protecting historic preservation regulations while also reforming them, namely by jettisoning Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for stronger provisions found within the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In this paper I evaluate King’s proposal in the following areas. First, in general terms, the merits of the idea of replacing Section 106 with NEPA compliance are sound if considered from the perspective of the purposes of each Act. Second, some adjustments need to occur amongst practitioners of NEPA to make this a suitable replacement for the Section 106 process. Relatedly, short of amending NEPA or Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations , an adjustment to typical NEPA practices could vastly improve Section 106 compliance when performed in NEPA ...

The Vining Phase in central Georgia is an old idea (Kelly 1938) that has new life as a result of ... more The Vining Phase in central Georgia is an old idea (Kelly 1938) that has new life as a result of more recent excavations in the Oconee National Forest. It was defined as a simple-stamped ceramic complex, an idea that was rejected at the time. Recent excavations suggest that sites with simple stamped pottery and small triangular points located on ridgetops in central Georgia belong to Vining (Elliott and Wynn 1991); it appears to be a Late Woodland-Early Mississippian transitional phase. Four Vining phase sites, Guthrie, Passport, Fant-Davis and Elliott, were excavated between 1988 and 1996. Here we summarize what is known about the Vining phase thus far, describe the results of these modern excavations, and discuss future research directions. This paper is based on the Summary Report (Meyers et al. 1997).

Society for Historical Archaeology, 2017

The Americas that Might Have Been: Native American Social Systems through Time. JULIAN GRANBERRY.... more The Americas that Might Have Been: Native American Social Systems through Time. JULIAN GRANBERRY. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, 2005. xiii, 204 pp., illus., maps. 29.95(paper),ISBN:0−8173−5182−5;29.95 (paper), ISBN: 0-8173-5182-5; 29.95(paper),ISBN:0−8173−5182−5;55.00 (cloth), ISBN: 0-8173-1457-1; $29.95 (e-book), ISBN: 0-8173-8345-9.Two books released in 2005, Charles Mann's 1491 and Julian Granberry's The Americas that Might Have Been, tackled broad questions about how past social systems in the Americas looked prior to European contact. Both authors penned their works for interested lay audiences, not professional archaeologists, anthropologists, or historians. We might then expect (and do indeed find) a certain glossing over of details in these broad brushstrokes that those more intimately knowledgeable about specific culture areas may find hard to overlook. The time period, wide geographical focus, and coarser analytical resolution are where the commonality in these works ends. In the former book, popular science author...

Thinking About Cultural Resource Management: Essays from the Edge. THOMAS F. KING. AltaMira Press... more Thinking About Cultural Resource Management: Essays from the Edge. THOMAS F. KING. AltaMira Press, Walnut Creek, CA, 2002. xix + 196 pp., glossary, biblio., index. 70.00(cloth),ISBN0−7591−0214−9;70.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-7591-0214-9; 70.00(cloth),ISBN0−7591−0214−9;22.95 (paper), ISBN 0-7591-0214-7. Thinking About Significance. ROBERT J. AUSTIN, KATHLEEN S. HUFFMAN, and GEORGE R. BALLO (eds.). Florida Archaeological Council, Inc., Riverview, 2002. xi + 242 pp., biblio., tables, graphs, appendix. $15.00 (paper), ISBN 0-9720677-0-1. In a recent issue of the SAA Archaeological Record, Thomas Whitley (2004) makes a compelling argument for the need for cultural resource management (CRM) training in academic graduate programs. He notes the lack of formal programs in most graduate archaeology (anthropology) departments and the infrequency of courses on CRM practice, law, or training, not to mention internships. Instead, graduates typically receive on-thejob training when they, almost inevitably, find employment in CRM and not academia. This is certainly...

SEAC 2018 Poster Session, 2018

In the nineteenth century, Arcadia Mill was the largest water-powered industrial complex in north... more In the nineteenth century, Arcadia Mill was the largest water-powered industrial complex in northwest Florida, uniquely relying on the labor of over 90 enslaved people. Economic downturns before the Civil War lead to the closing of the mill complex. The Simpson family turned to farming and had well-established fields by 1912. After their original home burned in 1935, the family built a new house nearby using pieces of the former home and other structures on the Arcadia farm. While parts of the new house were renovated in the 1960s, much of the house reflects its original construction.

Bridging the Artifact and the Social Since practically the beginning of Southeastern archaeology... more Bridging the Artifact and the Social
Since practically the beginning of Southeastern archaeology, researchers have studied the links between artifacts and social groups. Even while we have shed simple diffusionist and other material-centered culture contact explanations, it is still generally assumed that similarities in artifacts represent some degree of social interaction. In this paper I explore the ideas that pottery styles reflect some form(s) of social identity and whether variation within an archaeological assemblage reflects some form of social interaction by searching for mechanisms and situations known anthropologically to generate our much sought bridge between the artifact and the social.

56th Southeastern Archaeological Conference, …, 1999

In the last four decades, southeastern archaeology has increasingly developed a processual method... more In the last four decades, southeastern archaeology has increasingly developed a processual method of looking at archaeological data through varying levels of scale. By adjusting the scale, archaeologists can further define societal interactions and exchanges, which is particularly useful to those researching the Mississippian period, as the rise and fall of chiefdoms was both internally complex and externally influenced by broader regional factors. This use of the most current research methods has enabled a more comprehensive understanding of prehistoric and historic sociopolitical entities. In Archaeological Perspectives of the Southern Appalachians , Ramie A. Gougeon and Maureen S. Meyers have brought together a dozen archaeologists to delineate multiscalar approaches to Native American sites throughout southern Appalachia. The essays range in topic from ceramic assemblages in northern Georgia to public architecture in North Carolina to the frontiers of southern Appalachia in Virginia. Throughout the volume, the contributors discuss varying scales of analysis in their own research to flesh out the importance of maintaining different perspectives when evaluating archaeological evidence. Additionally, the volume makes particular reference to the work of David Hally, whose influence on not only the editors and contributors but on southeastern archaeology as a whole cannot be understated. While Hally was neither a pioneer nor vocal champion of scale variation, his impeccable research, culminating with the publication of his magnum opus King: The Social Archaeology of a Late Mississippian Town in Northwestern Georgia paved the way for younger scholars to truly develop research methods for holistic social archaeology.