Aquatic Resource Management on the Gulf Coast: Examining the Mound Field Site (8Wa8) as a Woodland Period Fishery

• Other Authors: Merrick, Megan D. (author)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Archaeology
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2018_Su_Merrick_fsu_0071N_14781

The Northwest Coast of Florida is dotted by Woodland Period sites that speak to the richness and complexity of the populations in that region. Mound Field (8Wa8), located in Wakulla County, is a Woodland Period site whose faunal assemblage is indicative of a maritime-adapted society that relied heavily on aquatic resources. Through an examination of the vertebrate faunal remains recovered from the site, this research investigates Mound Field as a Woodland Period fishery that was actively managed by the population. This thesis contributes to the zooarchaeological research on the importance of aquatic resources for prehistoric populations, and the potential ways in which those populations modified and managed their environments. === A Thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. === Summer Semester 2018. === July 2, 2018. === Florida Archaelogy, Gulf Coast Aquatic Resource Management of Ancient Peoples, Gulf Coast Archaelogy, Mound Field Arcahelogy === Includes bibliographical references. === Tanya M. Peres, Professor Directing Thesis; Rochelle A. Marrinan, Committee Member; Jessi H. Halligan, Committee Member.