The west and central Florida expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore

934 Pages·1999·21.03 MB·English

by  Clarence Bloomfield Moore

The West and Central Florida Expeditions
title: of Clarence Bloomfield Moore Classics in
Southeastern Archaeology
author: Mitchem, Jeffrey M.
publisher: University of Alabama Press
isbn10 | asin: 0817309519
print isbn13: 9780817309510
ebook isbn13: 9780585372419
language: English
Indians of North America--Florida--Gulf
Coast--Antiquities, Moore, Clarence
Bloomfield--Journeys--Florida--Gulf Coast,
subject Archaeological expeditions--Florida--Gulf
Coast, Archaeological expeditions--Florida-
-Oklawaha River Region, Excavations
(Archaeology)--
publication date: 1999
lcc: E78.F6W46 1999eb
ddc: 975.9/01
Indians of North America--Florida--Gulf
Coast--Antiquities, Moore, Clarence
Bloomfield--Journeys--Florida--Gulf Coast,
subject: Archaeological expeditions--Florida--Gulf
Coast, Archaeological expeditions--Florida-
-Oklawaha River Region, Excavations
(Archaeology)--
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The West and Central Florida Expeditions of
Clarence Bloomfield Moore
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Classics in Southeastern Archaeology
Stephen Williams, Series Editor
Publication of this work has been supported in part by grants
and donations from the following agencies and institutions.
Southeastern Archaeological Conference
The Seminole Tribe of Florida/Genealogy
The Florida Archaeological Council
The Florida Anthropological Society
Mrs. Joan Miller
Panamerican Consultants, Inc.
Dan Josselyn Memorial Fund
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The West and Central Florida Expeditions of
Clarence Bloomfield Moore
Edited and with an Introduction by
Jeffrey M. Mitchem
Page iv
Copyright © 1999
The University of Alabama Press
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380
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Manufactured in the United States of America
The works by Clarence B. Moore reproduced in this volume were
published originally in 1895, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1918,
1919, and 1921.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Moore, Clarence Bloomfield.
The west and central Florida expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore
/ edited and with an introduction by Jeffrey M. Mitchem.
p. cm.(Classics in southeastern archaeology)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8173-0951-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Indians of North AmericaFloridaGulf CoastAntiquities. 2.
Moore, Clarence BloomfieldJourneysFloridaGulf Coast. 3. Archaeo-
logical expeditionsFloridaGulf Coast. 4. Archaeological expeditions
FloridaOklawaha River Region 5. Excavations (Archaeology)Florida
Gulf Coast. 6. Excavations (Archaeology)FloridaOklawaha River
Region. 7. Gulf Coast (Fla.)Antiquities. 8. Oklawaha River Region
(Fla.)Antiquities. I. Mitchem, Jeffrey M. II. Series.
E78.F6 W46 1999
975.9'01dc21 99-6085
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Contents
Preface vii
Introduction 1
by Jeffrey M. Mitchem
References Cited 37
Certain River Mounds of Duval County, Florida [1895] 49
Two Sand Mounds on Murphy Island, Florida [1895] 119
Certain Sand Mounds of the Ocklawaha River, Florida 135
[1895]
Certain Antiquities of the Florida West-Coast [1900] 167
Excerpt from Certain Aboriginal Remains of the 213
Northwest Florida Coast. Part II [1902]
Certain Aboriginal Mounds of the Central Florida West- 223
Coast [1903]
Miscellaneous Investigation in Florida [1905] 303
Crystal River Revisited [1907] 333
Notes on the Ten Thousand Islands, Florida [1907] 355
Excerpt from the Northwestern Florida Coast Revisited 371
[1918]
Notes on the Archaeology of Florida [1919] 379
Notes on Shell Implements from Florida [1921] 385
Shell Implements from Florida [1921] 393
Indexes
Introduction 401
Works by Moore 407
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Preface
Thirteen of Clarence B. Moore's papers are reproduced in this volume.
Most of these deal with Moore's work in west peninsular Florida, but
the first three describe work in central and northeast Florida. His
many research expeditions in east peninsular Florida and in northwest
Florida are included in two other volumes in the Classics in
Southeastern Archaeology series.
In the essay that follows, I provide an overview and update of
research on sites reported by Moore in west Florida. Although I do not
claim that the overview is complete, my hope is that it will be a useful
tool for archaeologists who need background information on sites
investigated by Clarence B. Moore.
I could not have accomplished writing the introduction or compiling
Table 1 without the help of the staff at the Florida Master Site File in
Tallahassee, Florida. Site File Supervisor Dr. Marion F. Smith Jr. and
several of his employees (Heather Pearcy, Steve Amiss, Charles
Branham, Gerald Ferguson, and Kim Heinz) were helpful in
answering questions, searching databases, and allowing me work
space on a number of occasions. I would also like to express my
appreciation to Joan P. Morris, Archives Supervisor at the Florida
Photographic Collection of the Florida State Archives, for the
photograph reproduced as Figure 2 in the introduction.
Cynthia Cerrato was of great help in providing details about Clarence
B. Moore, the boats he used, and the dates he was in Florida. Robert J.
Austin, George M. Luer, and B. William Burger answered questions I
had about sites and shared knowledge about Moore's work in the
Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor areas. Margo Schwadron kindly
provided copies of unpublished letters referring to Moore and his