Description:
A 17th-century trading post and Indian town in central Georgia reveal evidence of culture contact and change
Review Quotes: "This volume is valuable as a landmark in Southeastern research." --Southeastern Archaeology
"Mason's work presents the analysis and interpretation of a large body of material excavated by Works Progress Administration archaeologists during the 1930s and, in this case, continued into the 1940s. Large-scale projects, undertaken by field crews numbering in the hundreds of workers, amassed quantities of artifactual material and supporting documentation. In many instances, substantial amounts of material remain unanalyzed and unreported to this day. . . . The Ocmulgee Old Fields site with its mix of indigenous and European people, local material culture and trade goods, and varied functions represents an opportunity to study the Lower Creeks between 1670 and 1717. . . . I recommend (this volume) to all colleagues laboring to understand the early historic peiod in the Southeast." --The Florida Anthropologist "A masterful blend of meticulous archaeological analysis and wide-ranging historical research . . . with extraordinary style and wisdom."--Journal of Field Archaeology