"A concise history of Native Americans in Georgia. . . . White draws on an extensive body of archaeological and historical data to tell the story of these people and their impressive accomplishment . . . a very readable account of this story."--"American Archaeology" "A well-written and very readable treatment."--"Georgia Historical Quarterly" "A sound overview of Georgia's indigenous peoples [that] will fill an important void in the available literature about Georgia's rich human past."--John E. Worth, Coosawattee Foundation "An excellent overview of Native American prehistory and history [that] should be on the shelves of every public library and school in Georgia."--Marvin T. Smith, Valdosta State University Spanning 12,000 years, this scientifically accurate and very readable book guides readers through the prehistoric and historic archaeological evidence left by Georgia's native peoples. It is the only comprehensive, up-to-date, and text-based overview of its kind in print. Drawing on an extensive body of archaeological and historical data, White traces Native American cultural development and accomplishment over the millennia preceding the establishment of Georgia as a colony and state. Each chapter opens with a vivid fictional vignette transporting the reader to a past culture and setting the scene for the narrative that follows. From hunting giant buffalo and elephants to attempts in the 1700s and 1800s to maintain tribal integrity in the face of European and Euro-American violence and threats, White takes the reader on an archaeologically based tour of the land that today is Georgia. Evidence from selected archaeological sites and projects is woven into the narrative, and insets supplement the main text to highlight informative passages from archaeological reports and historical documents. A generous number of photographs, maps, and illustrations aid the reader in identifying artifacts and testify to the artistic abilities of these indigenous peoples of Georgia. Max E. White is associate professor of anthropology at Piedmont College.

A groundbreaking work that linked historic tribes with prehistoric "antiquities"

A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication This reissue of Charles Jones’s classic investigations of the Mound Builders will be an invaluable resource for archaeologists today Long a classic of southeastern archaeology, Charles Jones’s Antiquities of the Southern Indians was a groundbreaking work that linked historic tribes with prehistoric “antiquities.” Published in 1873, it predated the work of Cyrus Thomas and Clarence Moore and remains a rich resource for modern scholars. Jones was a pioneer of archaeology who not only excavated important sites but also related his findings to other sites, to contemporary Indians, and to artifacts from other areas. His work covers all of the southeastern states, from Virginia to Louisiana, and is noted for its insights into the De Soto expedition and the history of the Creek Indians. Best known for refuting the popular myth of the Mound Builders, Jones proposed a connection between living Native Americans of the 1800s and the prehistoric peoples who had created the Southeast’s large earthen mounds. His early research and culture comparisons led to the eventual demise of the Mound Builder myth. For this reissue of Jones’s book, a new introduction by Frank Schnell places Jones’s work in the context of his times and relates it to current research in the Southeast. An engagingly written work enhanced by numerous maps and engravings, Antiquities of the Southern Indians will serve today’s scholars and fascinate all readers interested in the region’s prehistory.

From table of contents: Location of Tribes. Office of the conjurer of medicine man. Medicinal plants. Public granaries. Early mining in Duke's Creek Valley. Manufacture of canoes, pottery, copper implements, gold, silver, shell, and stone ornaments. Trade relations. Marriage and divorce. Punishment of adultery. Costume and ornament. Skin painting and tattoo. Carpets, feather shawls, and moccasins. Music and musical instruments. Dancing. Games. Gambling. Festivals. Counting. Mound building. Shell mounds. Arrows and spear heads. Grooved axes. Chisels. Leaf shaped implement. Agriculture. Walnut and hickory nut oil. Fishing. Discoidal stones. Stone tubes. Mica mirrors. Pipes. Tobacco. Calumets. Idol worship. Pottery. Pearls as ornaments. Shell money.

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In the Southeast there are three large tribes that lived in the region. The Creek, Choctaw, and Cherokee were Native American tribes lived around water ways like the Mississippi River.