*The first book to bring together archaeological plant and animal analysis *Integrating different methodologies and issues from zooarchaeology and paleoethnobotany *Features a number of new voices in the field as well as established scholars In recent years, scholars have emphasized the need for more holistic subsistence analyses, and collaborative publications towards this endeavor have become more numerous in the literature. However, there are relatively few attempts to qualitatively integrate zooarchaeological (animal) and paleoethnobotanical (plant) data, and even fewer attempts to...

A much-needed presentation of the potential contribution of zooarchaeological studies to our overall understanding of both historic and prehistoric cultures in the southeastern United States. No other volume has brought together such a diverse set of faunal studies from the region. Erin Kennedy Thornton, University of Florida

Provides an update of recent issues in southeastern faunal studies and a showcase of established and emerging practitioners within the field. Embedded within a long and respected tradition of regional scholarship, this significant volume forges a path forward by...

This book presents a major cultural phase that has been virtually overlooked in professional literature. The editors bring together discussions of recent research by themselves and others at Archaic shell-bearing sites in the western MCRV, combined with contemporary examinations of prior investigations, which until now have been difficult for scholars to access.