History, Complex Hunter-gatherers, and the Mounds and Monuments of Crystal River, Florida, USA: A Geophysical Perspective

摘要

Crystal River (8CI1) is one of Florida's most famous archaeologicalsites. Yet, after over a century of investigations, its place in the history ofFlorida and the southeastern United States is not well understood. CrystalRiver is an important example, in terms of world archaeology, of amonumental landscape constructed by complex hunter-gatherer-fishersalong the coast of the southeastern United States. Here, we present theresults of our remote sensing program at the site. This research includestopographic mapping, a resistance survey, and ground-penetratingradar transects over various architectural components at the site. Thesedata lend insight into the scale and rapidity of landscape modification atthe site, as well as information on the location of previous archaeologicalexcavations and modern disturbances. Further, the data illustrate thepotential of shallow geophysical survey to the investigations of shellarchitecture.