The Art and Archaeology of Florida's Wetlands

by Barbara A. Purdy

Waterlogged archaeological sites in Florida contain tools, art objects, dietary items, human skeletal remains, and glimpses of past environments that do not survive the ravages of time at typical terrestrial sites. Unfortunately, archaeological wet sites are invisible since their preservation depends upon their entombment in oxygen-free, organic deposits. As a result, they are often destroyed accidentally during draining, dredging, and development...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849388082
• ISBN13: 9780849388088
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"