Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1986

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Iscan, M. Yasar

Abstract

The prehistoric Florida Indians are biologically the least known group among the indigenous peoples North American. The purpose of this investigation is to establish a biological profile for a prehistoric Indian population excavated from Fort Center. The skeletal remains analyzed include over 100 individuals. The site is dated 450 B.C. to 1700 A.D. The skeletal remains are from the period 200 A.D. to 600-800 A.D. Archaeological interpretation of Fort Center indicates that it was a ceremonial complex during the 200 A.D. to 600-800 A.D. period, and therefore at least certain people residing there may be presumed to have occupied some high social status. The absence of major bone diseases confirms the archaeological interpretation, and provides a data base for future comparison of other Florida prehistoric populations.

Extent

151 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1986.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT14294

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