Article ID: CBB001552993

How Jeffries Wyman put Florida and Shell Mounds on the Map (1860--1875) (2015)

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Randall, Asa (Author)


Bulletin of the History of Archaeology
Volume: 25, no. 2
Issue: 2
Pages: Approx. 6600 Words
Publication date: 2015
Language: English


Publication Date: 2015
Edition Details: Part of a Series: Geographic and Spatial Approaches in the History of Archaeology

The state of Florida is an intermittent flashpoint of shell mound research. This process was initiated in the 19th century by Jeffries Wyman, whose 1875 publication Fresh-Water Shell Mounds of the St. John's River, Florida highlighted methods that are now commonplace. Wyman's innovations are often attributed to familiarity with the Scandinavian shell midden school. I examine how Wyman's experiences engaging with the archaeology of northeast Florida also structured his methods and interpretations. I employ GIS to reconstruct Wyman's reconnaissance surveys based on his daily field journals. I consider the characteristics of his encampments and changing field methods. By visualizing Wyman's excursions, I consider why he emphasized certain sites and observations over others, and reconstruct how he conducted his excavations. The results have significance for local researchers who use Wyman's research, and anyone interested in the influence of field experiences on the emergence of prehistory as scientific inquiry and its theoretical consequences.

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Authors & Contributors
Appel, Toby Anita
Debru, Claude
Egmond, Marco Van
Gill, Stanley J.
Lilley, Keith D.
Lloyd, Christopher D.
Journals
e-Perimetron: International Web Journal on Sciences and Technologies Affined to History of Cartography and Maps
IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
The Journal of Transport History
Annual Review of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
Early American Studies
History in Africa
Publishers
Vrin
Zone Books
Concepts
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Maps; atlases
Cartography
Geography
Research methods
Industrial archaeology
People
Wyman, Jeffries
Changeux, Jean Pierre
Liu Shipei
Monod, Jacques
Vilardebó, Teodoro Miguel
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
20th century, early
21st century
16th century
Places
Great Britain
Germany
Poland
Florida (U.S.)
United States
Ireland
Institutions
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
Harvard University
Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny (Polish Military Geographical Institute)
West Point Foundry
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