The Santa Rosa–Swift Creek culture was characterized by the appearance of elaborate ceremonial complexes, increasing social and political complexity, mound burial, permanent settlements, population growth, and an increasing reliance on cultigens. "Santa Rosa" is associated with the archeological site Santa Rosa Island, Santa Rosa County, Florida. "Swift Creek" is associated with the archeological site near Swift Creek, Bibb County, Georgia.
A map showing the geographical extent of the Swift Creek culture
The Santa Rosa–Swift Creek culture extended over the western half of the Florida panhandle and immediately adjacent parts of Alabama. Sites have been found primarily around estuaries from St. Andrews Bay to Pensacola Bay. It is defined by a mixture of Swift Creek and Santa Rosa pottery types in village middens (Santa Rosa pottery is a variant of Marksville pottery).[2]
Four Santa Rosa–Swift Creek sites have been radiocarbon dated. Two sites in the Choctawhatchee Bay area have been dated to the period 150 to 450, while two sites in the Pensacola Bay area have been dated to the period 350 to 650. The later dates for the Santa Rosa–Swift Creek culture in the Pensacola Bay area seem to indicate a later adoption of the Santa Rosa–Swift Creek culture, as late Deptford ceramics have been dated to 260 in the Pensacola Bay area, but only to 150 in the Choctawhatchee Bay area. Santa Rosa ceramics appeared in both the Choctawhatchee Bay and Pensacola Bay areas by about 50 BCE.[3]
^Milanich, Jerald T. (1994). Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. pp. 150–54. ISBN0-8130-1273-2.
^Bense, Judith A. "Santa Rosa–Swift Creek in Northwest Florida - Chronology". University of West Florida Division of Anthropology and Archaeology. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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santa, rosa, swift, creek, culture, characterized, appearance, elaborate, ceremonial, complexes, increasing, social, political, complexity, mound, burial, permanent, settlements, population, growth, increasing, reliance, cultigens, santa, rosa, associated, wit. The Santa Rosa Swift Creek culture was characterized by the appearance of elaborate ceremonial complexes increasing social and political complexity mound burial permanent settlements population growth and an increasing reliance on cultigens Santa Rosa is associated with the archeological site Santa Rosa Island Santa Rosa County Florida Swift Creek is associated with the archeological site near Swift Creek Bibb County Georgia A map showing the geographical extent of the Swift Creek cultureThe Early Woodland Deptford culture evolved in place to become the Santa Rosa Swift Creek culture Burial mounds have yielded trade items which include copper panpipes ear ornaments stone plummets and stone gorgets These show this area s incorporation within the Hopewellian Interaction Sphere by about AD 100 1 The Santa Rosa Swift Creek culture extended over the western half of the Florida panhandle and immediately adjacent parts of Alabama Sites have been found primarily around estuaries from St Andrews Bay to Pensacola Bay It is defined by a mixture of Swift Creek and Santa Rosa pottery types in village middens Santa Rosa pottery is a variant of Marksville pottery 2 Four Santa Rosa Swift Creek sites have been radiocarbon dated Two sites in the Choctawhatchee Bay area have been dated to the period 150 to 450 while two sites in the Pensacola Bay area have been dated to the period 350 to 650 The later dates for the Santa Rosa Swift Creek culture in the Pensacola Bay area seem to indicate a later adoption of the Santa Rosa Swift Creek culture as late Deptford ceramics have been dated to 260 in the Pensacola Bay area but only to 150 in the Choctawhatchee Bay area Santa Rosa ceramics appeared in both the Choctawhatchee Bay and Pensacola Bay areas by about 50 BCE 3 See also editDeptford culture Swift Creek culture List of archaeological periods for North AmericaReferences edit National Park Service Woodland Milanich Jerald T 1994 Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida Gainesville Florida University Press of Florida pp 150 54 ISBN 0 8130 1273 2 Bense Judith A Santa Rosa Swift Creek in Northwest Florida Chronology University of West Florida Division of Anthropology and Archaeology Retrieved 28 December 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Rosa Swift Creek culture amp oldid 1100176007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
