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Thesis
In Pursuit of the Panzacola: A Historical Documentary and Archaeeological Investigation
University of West Florida Libraries
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2024
Abstract
The Panzacola people are one of Florida’s least-known Native groups and have been poorly documented and sparsely traced through historical records of West Florida and Alabama in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Due to the lack of archaeological evidence, researchers have faced difficulties discussing the Panzacola’s missing material culture in the archaeological record. This thesis attempts several methods to overcome this gap. Incorporation of 17th-century historical documents, including the 1699 Andrés de Arriola map and a 1693 expedition recorded by Florida’s governor, Laureano de Torres y Ayala, were used to help identify a potential Panzacola site. This thesis also incorporated data emphasizing geomorphic features in maps and LIDAR data that might help point to Native occupation. Extensive shovel testing in the anticipated locations yielded no positive Panzacola connection, but one possible contemporaneous native site was identified.
Details
- Title
- In Pursuit of the Panzacola
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Contributors
- John E Worth (Committee Chair)Danielle L Dadiego (Committee Co-Chair)Brian Rucker (Committee Member)Jennifer Melcher (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 99
- Copyright
- © 2024 Patrick Anthony DeRoche
- Identifiers
- 99380599142006600
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida