Event Details
Thursday, Dec 15, 2016
Lecture - The Pollen Record at Crystal River
Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Location: Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center, 1800 Weedon Dr NE, St Pete
Description: Archaeology Lecture Series - The Pollen Record at Crystal River: Reconstructing Environmental Change, Site History, and Ancient Plant Use
The forager communities living in the Crystal River/ Salt River drainage of Florida’s Big Bend Gulf Coast during the Woodland Period (1000 BC – AD 1050) are well known among southeastern archaeologists for their elaborate shell mound architecture, maritime lifeways, and participation in wide-ranging exchange networks. What remains uncertain are the local environmental conditions involved in the development and history of the Crystal River Site (8Ci1) as a village and civic–ceremonial center. By combining the analysis of ancient pollen grains preserved within archaeological soils with an extensive radiocarbon dating program, it is possible to shed light on how local communities experienced and interacted with broad environmental fluctuations during the first millennium AD.
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