. Coastal Geography Conference. Coasts. CORRELATION OF CULTURAL REMAINS WITH THE PHYSICAL SETTING William G. Mclntire Coastal Studies Institute Louisiana State University Contract N7onr-35608 Task NR 388-002 The deltaic area in south Louisiana is a very complex region from the standpoint of se- quential development of the various trafficable units within the area. Threaded throughout the area is a network of natural levees; and in limited areas, salt domes, active and stranded beaches are present. These are the dominant characteristics in an area otherwise devoid of natural relief and are the
. Coastal Geography Conference. Coasts. CORRELATION OF CULTURAL REMAINS WITH THE PHYSICAL SETTING William G. Mclntire Coastal Studies Institute Louisiana State University Contract N7onr-35608 Task NR 388-002 The deltaic area in south Louisiana is a very complex region from the standpoint of se- quential development of the various trafficable units within the area. Threaded throughout the area is a network of natural levees; and in limited areas, salt domes, active and stranded beaches are present. These are the dominant characteristics in an area otherwise devoid of natural relief and are the only overland routes or passes available in the near-sea-level marsh. These trafficable units, in various degrees of decay, are directly related to the devel- opment of coastal Louisiana that has taken place over many thousands of years. The master stream built its deltas for thousands of years before man entered the scene. It is estimated that the process of delta building has been going on for twenty to thirty thousands of years whereas man is believed to have lived in coastal Louisiana only during the last two thousand years. Since that time, however, many changes have taken place in the deltaic plain. As one of the district investigators on this project, I approached the problem of working out relative ages of trafficable streams by correlating the cultural remains of man with the physical remains of the river. The area covered in the study extends from the Texas border in the west to the Missis- sippi border in the east. Approximately 15,000 square miles of near-sea-level lakes, marshes, swamps, bayous, and tidal channels were covered. The region is very rich in natural flora and fauna. Profuse vegetation and abundant sea and animal life offered many inducements to early man to settle in coastal Louisiana. He made his home on the most secure ground and took ad- vantage of the many natural food resources aboimding in the area. MoUusks were probably the most important of all
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