Constructing community at civic-ceremonial centers: pottery-making practices at Crystal River and Roberts Island |
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| Authors: | Thomas J Pluckhahn Rachel E Thompson Kassie Kemp |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USAtpluckhahn@usf.edu;3. Florida Master Site File, Florida Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL, USA;4. Florida Public Archaeology Network–West Central Regional Center, Tampa, FL, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTCrystal River (8CI1) and Roberts Island (8CI36, 8CI40, 8CI41) are neighboring mound complexes on Florida’s west-central Gulf Coast, with mainly sequential occupations during the Middle and Late Woodland periods, respectively. Previous work at Crystal River produced assemblages marked by a diversity of pastes and surface treatments, suggestive of distinct communities of practice. However, these excavations were unsystematic and poorly controlled, thus confounding understanding of temporal and spatial variation in practice. Recent excavations in domestic areas, combined with the analysis of older collections from mounds, support a finer-grained understanding of variation in ceramic production. Our analysis suggests that communities of practice persisted through time, although there is variation that corresponds well with changes in settlement. |
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| Keywords: | Communities of practice ceramics ethnicity Woodland period |
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