420684808

Biocultural histories in La Florida : a bioarchaeological perspective / Christopher M. Stojanowski

Stojanowski, Christopher M.,i1973- [Verfasser]

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2005

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (ix, 193 pages) : Illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-184) and index

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

978-0-8173-8434-0 ; 0-8173-8434-0

 

This book examines the effects of the Spanish mission system on population structure and genetic variability in indigenous communities living in northern Florida and southern Georgia during the 16th and 17th centuries. Data on tooth size were collected from 26 archaeological samples representing three time periods: Late Precontact (~1200-1500), Early Mission (~1600-1650), and Late Mission (~1650-1700) and were subjected to a series of statistical tests evaluating genetic variability. Predicted changes in phenotypic population variability are related to models of group interaction, population d.