. Bioarchaeology of the late prehistoric Guale : South End Mound I, St. Catherines Island, Georgia. Guale Indians; Human remains (Archaeology); Human skeleton; Paleopathology; Indians of North America; Mounds; Excavations (Archaeology). 64 ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NO. 84 Skeletal Size and Robusticity: Adult Height (cm). Georgia Coastal Georgia Coastal South End Mound I Georgia Coastal Florida Coastal Prehistoric Foragers Prehistoric Farmers Mission Farmers Mission Farmers Groups Fig. 20. Bar graph showing adult heights (cm) for Georgia coastal prehistoric farme
. Bioarchaeology of the late prehistoric Guale : South End Mound I, St. Catherines Island, Georgia. Guale Indians; Human remains (Archaeology); Human skeleton; Paleopathology; Indians of North America; Mounds; Excavations (Archaeology). 64 ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NO. 84 Skeletal Size and Robusticity: Adult Height (cm). Georgia Coastal Georgia Coastal South End Mound I Georgia Coastal Florida Coastal Prehistoric Foragers Prehistoric Farmers Mission Farmers Mission Farmers Groups Fig. 20. Bar graph showing adult heights (cm) for Georgia coastal prehistoric farmers, South End Mound I, Georgia coastal mission farmers, and Florida coastal mission farmers (comparative data from Larsen et al., 2002). analysis, paleopathology, skeletal morpholo- gy)- Third, the stable isotope analysis provid- ed evidence that the population ate maize in appreciable amounts. This finding runs counter to earlier arguments that maize was a minor part of diet in Georgia coastal late prehistoric populations (see discussion in Jones, 1978). Presence of a significant amount of mammalian fauna in the fill of the mound points to consumption of terres- trial food sources. However, the relatively high values of carbon isotope ratios indicate significant maize consumption, comparable to other late prehistoric samples analyzed from the Georgia Bight. Maize consumption was intermediate between prehistoric for- agers and mission-era Indians living in the region. Fourth, health status was identified in re- lation to earlier (foragers), contemporary (farmers), and later mission-era (farmers) populations living on St. Catherines Island in particular and the Georgia Bight in gen- eral. That is to say. oral health (dental car- ies) is worse than for earlier foragers, sim- ilar to contemporary prehistoric farmers, and better than for at least some of the mis- sion -era Guale (Amelia Island). Skeletal health (periosteal reactions) is worse than for earlier foragers, and for cont
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