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A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication This comprehensive compilation of Moores archaeological publications on eastern Florida will prove an invaluable primary resource for Florida archaeologists.Clarence B. Moore (1852-1936), a wealthy Philadelphia socialite, paper company heir, and photographer made the archaeology of the Southeast his passion beginning in the 1870s. This volume collects 17 of Moores publications on East Florida, originally published between 1892 and 1903. These invaluable and copiously illustrated works document the results of Moores numerous archaeological expeditions along Floridas eastern coastline from the Georgia border to Lake Okeechobee and focus primarily on sites along the St. Johns River and its tributaries. Moores archaeological work in East Florida was arguably his best and most thorough research from a modern perspective. Jeffrey Mitchems introduction to this volume describes and analyzes Moores work in East Florida, summarizes what we know about the sites Moore investigated, and surveys subsequent archaeological work conducted in this area since Moores expeditions. Mitchems introduction highlights the significance of Moores work on the shell heaps along the St. Johns River. It led to the earliest recorded instance of a researcher noting the changes in pottery styles in the region, a major key to establishing chronologies.In 1894, Moore wrote of his hope that the archaeology of Florida may be redeemed from the obscurity that has hitherto characterized it. Over a century later, this Press has aimed to fulfill Moores wish by reprinting this and other collections of his archaeological publications.
