Florida's First People: 12,000 Years of Human History

Brown, Robin C.

ISBN 10: 1561640328 / ISBN 13: 9781561640324

Published by Pineapple Press, Sarasota FL, 1994

About this Item

(1st, 1st) Very large, very heavy book, brown cloth spine and sides, blue cloth boards with bright silver illustration of arrowhead at bottom front, bright silver lettering and illustration on spine, 16 pages of color photos and 360 b/w drawings included on 262 photo-paper pages. Signed by author on title page. DJ glossy beneath mylar with beautiful color-illustration of Indian village on natural harbor on front, color photo of 1600-year-old ceramic bird and author on back. DJ has very light wear to bottom front tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Seller Inventory # 39532

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Florida's First People: 12,000 Years of Human History
• Publisher: Pineapple Press, Sarasota FL
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561640328
• ISBN 13: 9781561640324
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Autographed
  • Florida
  • Native American

About this title

Synopsis

This comprehensive look at the first humans in Florida combines contemporary archaeology, the writings of early European explorers, and experiments to present a vivid history of the state's original inhabitants. Includes a photographic atlas of projectile points and pottery types as well as typical plant and animal remains uncovered at Florida archaeological sites.

The author replicated many primitive technologies during the writing of this book. He fashioned a prehistoric tool kit from stone, wood, bone, and shell, then used the implements to carve wood, twist palm fiber into twine and rope, make and decorate pottery, and weave fabric. The book shows detailed photos of these processes.

16-page color insert, 360 b&w photos, 159 line drawings

Book Description

The early people who inhabited Florida developed diverse, hardy, and complex societies. Dramatic archaeological advances in methods of excavation, preservation, and analysis are bringing to light a wealth of new information about these people and their lifestyles. Florida's First People combines contemporary archaeology, the writings of early European explorers, and replication experiments to paint a vivid picture of the state's original inhabitants. It allows us to share in their daily tasks, examine their artistic and ceremonial artifacts, follow them in the hunt, and experience their environment.