Terminal middle to late archaic settlement in coastal northwest Florida: Early estuarine exploration on the northern gulf coast

Southeastern Archaeology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-195

  Mikell, Gregory A ^a   Saunders, Rebecca ^b  

^a Panamerican Consultants Inc   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CULTURAL HISTORY; EXPLOITATION; EXPLORATION; HIGHSTAND; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SWAMP; TERRACE;

CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CUPRESSUS;

EID: 39649112177     PISSN: 0734578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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