Southern footprints : exploring Gulf Coast archaeology / Gregory A. Waselkov, Philip J. Carr, and Frye Gaillard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waselkov, Gregory A., author.

Carr, Philip J., 1966- author.

Gaillard, Frye, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology and history--Alabama.

Archaeology and history.

Archaeology and history--Mississippi.

Excavations (Archaeology).

America, Gulf of--Antiquities.

America, Gulf of.

Mississippi--Antiquities.

Mississippi.

Alabama--Antiquities.

Alabama.

University of South Alabama. Center for Archaeological Studies--History.

University of South Alabama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 380 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Southern Footprints celebrates the more than fifty years of research projects carried out by University of South Alabama archaeologists and students as well as staff at the Center for Archaeological Studies in Mobile. Their dynamic work has been public facing through programs and exhibits curated at the University of South Alabama Archaeology Museum. Archaeologists Gregory A. Waselkov, former director of the Center, and Philip J. Carr, current director of the Center, present the "greatest hits" that have transformed knowledge of human history on the Alabama and Mississippi Gulf Coast from the Ice Age until recently. Of the hundreds of archaeological sites, premiere historic sites, such as Old Mobile and Holy Ground, are now archaeological preserves. Essays are arranged chronologically overall and survey the history and archaeology of a wide range of significant sites such as the Gulf Shores canoe canal, Bottle Creek Mounds, Old Mobile, Fort Mims, Spanish Fort, Spring Hill College, and Mobile River Bridge. Waselkov and Carr take care to acknowledge in these stories populations who are typically underdocumented and recognize the contributions of Native Americans and African Americans as uncovered through archaeology. While documenting all material culture and places that have been saved and preserved, they also note the dire impacts of climate change, environmental disasters, development, and neglect and share their urgency to protect these areas of shared history. Copious color photographs showcase the archaeology as it unfolded, often with the help of dedicated volunteers. Southern Footprints will serve as an indispensable reference on the rich Gulf heritage for all to appreciate"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

South Alabama

Site discovery

Archaic period (9500-1000 BC)

Woodland period (1000 BC-AD 1150)

Mississippian period (AD 1150-1700)

French colonial period (1699-1763)

Colonial plantations

Late Colonial/Early Federal period (1764-1859)

Civil War era (1860-1868)

Late nineteenth century

Modern times (1900- present).

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

"A Dan Josselyn Memorial publication."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-367) and index.

ISBN:

9780817395230

0817395237

OCLC:

1450408294