The American Frontier
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The American Frontier

An Archaeological Study of Settlement Pattern and Process

  1. 333 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The American Frontier

An Archaeological Study of Settlement Pattern and Process

About this book

The American Frontier: An Archaeological Study of Settlement Pattern and Process focuses on general rules or laws for the evolution of all agrarian frontiers, emphasizing those that are expanding. A variety of frontiers is also discussed in addition to the agrarian type to pinpoint similarities and differences. Organized into 11 chapters, this book first elucidates the processes of frontier colonization, and then describes the frontier model employed for the interpretation of documentary and material evidence for the examination of the development of South Carolina frontier. Some chapters then focus on the examination of South Carolina's colonial past in terms of the model to determine its degree of conformity with the latter and to set the stage for the archaeological study; the development of archaeological hypotheses; and a consideration of the material record. Other types of frontiers are characterized by separate developmental processes, and several of these are discussed in Chapter 10 as avenues for further research. This book will be valuable to scholars in several fields, including history, geography, and anthropology. Historical archaeologists will find it especially useful in designing research in former colonial areas and in modeling additional kinds of frontier change.

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780124465602
eBook ISBN
9781483297125
Topic
Economics
Subtopic
Microeconomics
Index
Economics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The American Frontier: An Archaeological Study of Settlement Pattern and Process
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. Foreword
  10. Preface
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. Chapter 1. Introduction
  13. Chapter 2. The Development of a Frontier Model
  14. Chapter 3. The Development of South Carolin a as an Insular Frontier
  15. Chapter 4. Examining the Insular Frontier in South Carolina: Research Directions and Archaeological Hypotheses
  16. Chapter 5. Examining Hypotheses for the Colony's Establishment
  17. Chapter 6. Examining Hypotheses for Spatial Patterning
  18. Chapter 7. Examining Hypotheses for Expansion
  19. Chapter 8. Examining Hypotheses for Settlement Pattern and the Distribution of Activities
  20. Chapter 9. The Colonization Gradient and a Summary of the Archaeological Analysis
  21. Chapter 10. Beyond the Insular Frontier
  22. Chapter 11. Conclusions
  23. References
  24. Index