Sapelo Shell Rings

Victor D. Thompson is distinguished research professor of anthropology and executive director of the Georgia Museum of Natural History at the University of Georgia. He is coauthor of New Histories of Village Life at Crystal River.Carey J. Garland is assistant research scientist in the Laboratory of Archaeology at the University of Georgia.

“An example of strong collaborative interactions between Native groups and archaeologists. From its introduction to the concluding chapter, this study shows what can be brought to archaeological interpretation through consideration of Native perspectives and histories. It stands as an example of what archaeological practice could and should be moving forward.”—David G. Anderson, coauthor of Recent Developments in Southeastern Archaeology: From Colonization to Complexity“The Sapelo Shell Rings offers the first book-length treatment of the archaeologically significant shell ring complex on Sapelo Island. The effective synthesis of previous work and infusion of newly acquired data represents a meaningful contribution to the professional literature on Archaic hunter-gatherers, coastal paleoecology, and the Indigenous history of Georgia.”—Zackary Gilmore, author of Gathering at Silver Glen: Community and History in Late Archaic Florida