Digging Miami

by Robert S. Carr

In this book, Robert Carr traces the rich 11,000-year human heritage of the Miami area from the time of its first inhabitants through the arrival of European settlers and up to the early twentieth century.

Genres: History, Archaeology

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Traci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even before I moved to Miami 12 years ago I had heard the stories about Bob Carr. How he had survived as Miami Dade County archaeologist and was still on speaking terms with both the developers and the archaeological community. As soon as I arrived I started hearing about how he never stopped working, he had so many projects he seemed to have his finger on everything related to the prehistory of south Florida. This well written overview of south Florida prehistory and early history is an excellent and much needed synthesis of his 30+ years of research. No one but Bob could have written this book, and I'm so glad he did.

[Josh Liller · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting history of archaeological sites in Miami written by a very experienced and knowledgeable local archeologist. This covers Dade County archaeology from prehistoric times through modern day, including the Miami Circle that appears on the cover. For someone looking for an overview of SE Florida's archeological history this is a great choice. My only real criticism is that for a book makes too much of an assumption that the reader is familiar with archaeological terms and systems; as a historian rather than an archaeologist I was occasionally a bit confused.