The American Frontier

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Colonization as a Process of Change
Modeling Processes of Colonization
Colonization and the Archaeological Record
The Frontier as a Regional Process
Relevance of Frontier Studies
Agricultural Colonization in British North America
The South Carolina Frontier
Beyond Agricultural Frontiers
2. The Development of a Frontier Model
Introduction
The Frontier: Development of the Concept
The Frontier and European Expansion
The Development of a Model of Insular Frontier Settlement
The South Carolina Frontier: Sources of Evidence
3. The Development of South Carolina as an Insular Frontier
Introduction
South Carolina as a Region
South Carolina's Establishment as a Colony
Transport and Spatial Patterning on the South Carolina Frontier
The Expansion of the South Carolina Frontier
Patterns of Settlement on the South Carolina Frontier
Settlement Pattern and Function: The Organization of Activities on the South Carolina Frontier
Settlement Hierarchy: The Colonization Gradient in South Carolina
Summary
4. Examining the Insular Frontier in South Carolina: Research Directions and Archaeological Hypotheses
Introduction
Basic Assumptions
Processes and Patterns
Historical Analogy and Archaeological Investigation
Examining the Archaeological Record
The Development of Archaeological Hypotheses
Summary
5. Examining Hypotheses for the Colony's Establishment
Introduction
Hypothesis 1: Creation and Maintenance of Cultural Ties with the Homeland
Hypothesis 2: Innovation and the Frontier Environment
Hypothesis 3: Long-Term Settlement in the Area of Colonization
6. Examining Hypotheses for Spatial Patterning
Introduction
Hypothesis 4: Definition of the Entrepôt
Hypothesis 5: The Dendritic Form of Settlement
7. Examining Hypotheses for Expansion
Introduction
Hypothesis 6: Expansion as a Continuous Process
Hypothesis 7: Patterns of Settlement Distribution
8. Examining Hypotheses for Settlement Pattern and the Distribution of Activities
Introduction
Hypothesis 8: Frontier Towns, Secondary Centers of Activity
Hypothesis 9: Nucleated Settlements on the Frontier
Hypothesis 10: Dispersed Frontier Settlements
Settlement Function and Distribution: A Summary
9. The Colonization Gradient and a Summary of the Archaeological Analysis
Hypothesis 11: The Colonization Gradient
Summary of the Archaeological Analysis
10. Beyond the Insular Frontier
Introduction
Expanding the Frontier Concept: Cosmopolitan Frontier Change
Processes of Cosmopolitan Frontier Change
Cosmopolitan Frontiers and the Archaeological Record
11. Conclusions
Archaeology and Colonization
The Regional Approach to Frontier Studies
Frontier Studies and the Expansion of Europe
References
Collections and Record Groups
Maps and Atlases
Literature Cited
Index