Thomas (curator of anthropology, American Museum of Natural History) overviews the discovery of a seventeenth century Spanish mission on St. Catherines Island off the coast of Georgia. Santa Catalina de Guale, established in 1602, served as a major Spanish mission in Spanish Florida for a century before being abandoned after a devastating attack by the British. An archaeological dig at St. Catherines Island in the 1980s uncovered this lost mission for the first time. This book, appealing to those with an interest in archaeology and anthropology, covers the dig and what was learned about this hidden piece of Georgia history. First published in 1988, this edition is a reprint. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)