Date of Award

2023

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Fewkes, Jacqueline

Abstract

Highland Beach (8PB9636) is a pre-historic archaeological site located in coastal southern Palm Beach County. While several studies have been conducted on human skeletal remains and other collections taken from this site over the past few decades, no prior faunal analysis has been conducted. The purpose of this study was to investigate the lifeways of the local Native American and to identify what faunal resources they were exploiting. My analysis focused on both invertebrate and vertebrate faunal material taken from levels 3-6 of Column Sample 'A' which was excavated from the site in 2001. More than 11 000 fragments of shell and bone were analyzed over the four levels, which led to the identification of several species of mollusks, crustaceans, fish, sharks, rays, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. The results of this study showed that the Native Americans primarily exploited marine resources and overtime there was an increased reliance on saltwater over freshwater resources.

Comments

Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2023

Extent

70 p.

Identifier

FAUHT00267

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