New Histories of Village Life at Crystal River

“Through careful and thorough archaeological research, Pluckhahn and Thompson have cleared away the speculations and provided a readable interpretation of this archaeological site and its importance.”—Jeffrey M. Mitchem, editor of The West and Central Florida Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore

“Significantly advances our knowledge by providing exciting new—and sometimes surprising—information about a Florida archaeological site that has been justly famous for over a century.”—William H. Marquardt, coauthor of The Calusa and Their Legacy: South Florida People and Their Environments

“All regional archaeologists of the prehistoric Southeast, and especially those of the Archaic and Woodland periods, will find this book useful.”—Keith Stephenson, director, Savannah River Archaeological Research Program

“This study offers a refreshing new look at Crystal River, an important and well-known site located on the west coast of Florida that was used over a lengthy span.”—American Antiquity

“A valuable addition to southeastern archaeological research. Archaeologists and historians with interests in early village formation and archaeological field methods would benefit from reading this volume.”—H-Net

“Provide[s] a detailed understanding of how [the site] developed over 1,200 years of human utilization and occupation; and demonstrate[s] how the Crystal River/Roberts Island complex represents a model for the transition of prehistoric societies from Archaic hunting and gathering ones to the beginning of village life.”—North American Archaeologist

“Serves as a compelling case study. . . . This book stakes its own claims on how archaeology should be interpreted for understanding present-day environmental and social issues.”—Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology