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Sapelo Shell Rings

Ecology, Community, and Collective Action on the Atlantic Coast

Av Victor D. Thompson, Carey J. Garland

Del i serien Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology

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Inside the archaeology of Indigenous environmental stewardship on the ancient Georgia coastShell ring sites—curved mounds made from piles of oyster, clam, conch, and other shells—can be found across the North American Southeast and have long been studied by archaeologists. Drawing on extensive research at the Sapelo Shell Ring Complex on the Georgia coast, Victor Thompson and Carey Garland explain how and why shell ring communities formed, cooperated, and built enduring institutions during the Late Archaic period, 5000–3100 BP.Combining archaeological evidence with methods including dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating, and oxygen isotope analysis, the authors reconstruct the seasonal and generational histories of shell ring villages. They show how communities collectively harvested and managed oyster reefs and other coastal resources, adapting their practices to changing environmental conditions such as shifts in sea level and rainfall. The Sapelo Shell Rings offers new perspectives on Native Southeastern history, human-environment relationships, and collective action in the past and present.
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Victor D. Thompson is distinguished research professor of anthropology and executive director of the Georgia Museum of Natural History at the University of Georgia. He is coauthor of New Histories of Village Life at Crystal River.Carey J. Garland is assistant research scientist in the Laboratory of Archaeology at the University of Georgia.

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“An example of strong collaborative interactions between Native groups and archaeologists. From its introduction to the concluding chapter, this study shows what can be brought to archaeological interpretation through consideration of Native perspectives and histories. It stands as an example of what archaeological practice could and should be moving forward.”—David G. Anderson, coauthor of Recent Developments in Southeastern Archaeology: From Colonization to Complexity“The Sapelo Shell Rings offers the first book-length treatment of the archaeologically significant shell ring complex on Sapelo Island. The effective synthesis of previous work and infusion of newly acquired data represents a meaningful contribution to the professional literature on Archaic hunter-gatherers, coastal paleoecology, and the Indigenous history of Georgia.”—Zackary Gilmore, author of Gathering at Silver Glen: Community and History in Late Archaic Florida

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