ABSTRACT The American Southeast saw the development of large ceremonial village centers, the coalescence of households, and monumental architecture integrated into village layout during the Middle Woodland period (ca. AD 1–600). These shifts toward more sedentary lifeways occurred independently of, and prior to, the domestication of plants across the Southeast. This paper examines the seasonality of monumental construction at the Garden Patch site located on the central Gulf Coast of Florida. This site contains evidence for rapid mound construction that followed a predetermined site plan. Here, we present oxygen isotope analyses of archaeological mollusk shells (Crassostrea virginica) to evaluate the seasonality and periodicity of monument construction. We conclude that mound construction occurred during the cooler months of the year. Ultimately, this contributes to an anthropological understanding of the development of these early ceremonial centers in the Southeast.

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通过美国佛罗里达州墨西哥湾沿岸花园斑块场的氧同位素地球化学探索土丘形成的季节

摘要 在中林地时期（约公元 1-600 年），美国东南部见证了大型仪式村庄中心的发展、家庭的融合以及融入村庄布局的纪念性建筑。这些向着更久坐不动的生活方式的转变独立于东南部植物的驯化，并且早于这些植物的驯化。本文研究了位于佛罗里达州墨西哥湾沿岸中部的 Garden Patch 遗址的纪念性建筑的季节性。该站点包含按照预先确定的站点计划快速建造土墩的证据。在这里，我们展示了考古软体动物贝壳 (Crassostrea virginica) 的氧同位素分析，以评估纪念碑建造的季节性和周期性。我们得出结论，土墩的建造发生在一年中较冷的月份。最终，