Continuity and resilience in the central Georgia Bight (USA) fishery between 2760 BC and AD 1580

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 716-731

  Reitz, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity; Georgia Bight; Overfishing; Resilience; Resource management; Southeastern United States; Vertebrate zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ECONOMIC HISTORY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY PRODUCTION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; OVERFISHING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ARCHAEOLOGY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; ZOOLOGY;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84886480874     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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