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Ancient engineering of fish capture and storage in southwest Florida

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Thompson, Victor D., Marquardt, William H., Savarese, Michael, Walker, Karen J., Newsom, Lee A., Lulewicz, Isabelle, Lawres, Nathan R., Roberts Thompson, Amanda D. +2 more·2020·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1921708117PMC PMC7165460
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Significance: Fish were captured and stored by Native Americans of southwestern Florida in complex walled structures called watercourts, constructed of shell and other sediments. These structures were engineered with knowledge of tidal systems, hydrology, and the biology of species to be stored in these courts. This work documents the considerable ability of the Calusa, a nonagricultural society, to engineer systems that significantly alter their natural environment. These structures are associated with an ever-growing population and complex system of governance among the Calusa of Florida.

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  • Ditches and other hydrological controls are not exclusive to agricultural societies; fisher-hunter-gather societies have also constructed ditches to facilitate fishing.

    “It should be noted that ditches and other hydrological controls are not exclusive to agricultural societies; fisher-hunter-gather societies have also constructed ditches to facilitate fishing 45 .”

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Authors
Thompson, V. D., Marquardt, W. H., Savarese, M., Walker, K. J., Newsom, L. A., Lulewicz, I., Lawres, N. R., Roberts Thompson, A. D., Bacon, A. R., & Walser, C. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Georgia (US)
  • Florida Museum of Natural History (US)
  • Florida Gulf Coast University (US)
  • Flagler College (US)
  • University of West Georgia (US)
  • Laboratory of Archaeology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602;
  • University of Florida (US)
  • College of Idaho (US)
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Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences
Published
2020-03-30
Volume
117
Issue
15
Pages
8374-8381
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
DOI
10.1073/pnas.1921708117
PMC
PMC7165460
OpenAlex
W3013120262
Cited by
46
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4
FWCI
4.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.pnas.org/site/aboutpnas/licenses.xhtml (vor, 184 d)
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Geographic Society (W411-15)
  • National Science Foundation (#1550909)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Archaeology and Natural History
Keywords
Calusa, fish capture, fish storage, aquatic resource management, corporate groups, Florida archaeology, 16th century, hunter-gatherers

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