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050			_aGN 1 _bA44 1978 v. 55 pt. 2
100			_aDavid Hurst Thomas
110			_aThe American Museum of Natural History
245			_aThe Anthropology of St. Catherines island 1. Natural and cultural history : _bAnthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History / _cThe American Museum of Natural History
250			_aVolume 55, Part 2.
260			_aNew York : _bThe American Museum of Natural History, _c1978.
300			_a211 pages : _billustrations (black and white) ; _c27 cm.
490			_vVolume 55, Part 2. _aAnthropological Papers of The American Museum of Natural History
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aIntroduction
505			_aChapter 1: The natural history of St. Catherines island. _rThomas, David Hurst
505			_aChapter 2: The prehistory of St. Catherines island. _rLarsen, Clark Spencer and Thomas, David Hurst
505			_aChapter 3: The ethnohistory of the Guale coast through 1684. _rJones, Grand D.
505			_aChapter 4: The history of St. Catherines island after 1684. _rDurham, Roger S. and Thomas, David Hurst
505			_aAppendix: notes on ethnohistorical resources and methodology. _rJones, Grand D.
520			_a"This volume, the first in a series, considers the natural and cultural background to anthropological research being conducted on St. Catherines Island, Georgia. The island is one of a complex series of barrier islands, of various orgins. The extant vegetation is an interesting mixture of natural succession, periodically disrupted by recent historical processes. Archaeologists have worked on St. Catherines Island discontinuously since 1896, when C.B. Moore conducted excavations in several prehistoric burial mounds. The University of Georgia then conducted a program of burial mound and midden excavations in 1969-1970, and the American Museum of Natural History began intensive archaeological investigations on St. Catherines Island in 1974. The ethnohistory of the Guale Indians is discussed in detail, suggesting that they were essentially a riverine people with strong internal trade contacts. Guale political organization was that of the classic Creek chiefdom. Each chiefdom maintained two principal towns, and may have been organized according to dual political organization. This interpretation contrasts sharply with the traditional view of the Guale, who are often characterized as isolated, scattered, shifting cultivators. The volume concludes with a historical outline of St. Catherines Island from the early Spanish mission period up to present times"
546			_aIn English.
650			_aAnthropology _vPeriodicals.
650			_aIndians of North America _xGeorgia _zSaint Catherines Island
650			_aNatural history _zAmerica
650			_aEthnology _xGeorgia _zSaint Catherines Island.
700			_aThomas, David Hurst
700			_aJones, Grant D.
700			_aDurham, Roger S.
700			_aLarsen, Clark Spencer
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