The Modification and Manipulation of Landscape at Fort Center
The Modification and Manipulation of Landscape at Fort Center
This chapter discusses the nature of landscape modification at the Fort Center site, a large earthwork complex in the Lake Okeechobee basin of southern Florida. Previous interpretations of the earthworks suggested that they functioned as part of a type of wetland agricultural technology for the growing of maize. Evidence is presented that contradicts this idea. New research at the site indicates that these earthworks were part of a long tradition of landscape manipulation that reinforced both social and economic relationships at the site. The implication of this new perspective is that the site now must be considered within the broader context of literature regarding hunter-gatherers.
Keywords: Maize, Earthworks, Lake Okeechobee
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