Human Adaptation in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains
Author: George Sabo
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13:
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Guidelines for Completing National Register of Historic Places Forms
Author: United States. National Park Service. Interagency Resources Division
Publisher:
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 142
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSprings of Texas
Author: Gunnar M. Brune
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 616
ISBN-13: 9781585441969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text explores the natural history of Texas and more than 2900 springs in 183 Texas counties. It also includes an in-depth discussion of the general characteristics of springs - their physical and prehistoric settings, their historical significance, and their associated flora and fauna.
Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley
Author: Dan F. Morse
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2014-05-10
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 1483260968
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArchaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley describes an archeological reconstruction of the preceding 11,000 years of an extraordinarily rich environment centered within the largest river system north of the Amazon. This book focuses on the lowlands of the Mississippi Valley from just north of the Ohio River to the mouth of the Arkansas River. Organized into 13 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the territory between the Ohio and Arkansas rivers. This text then attempts to humanize the archeological interpretations by reference to social organization, settlement system, economy, religion, and politics. Other chapters focus on understanding the nature of change through time in the Central Mississippi Valley. This book discusses as well the difference between an old braided stream surface and the younger meander belt system. The final chapter deals with the investigation of prehistoric Indian remains. This book is a valuable resource for archeologists, zoologists, and scientific hobbyists.
Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
Author: John Gunn
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-08-02
Total Pages: 1971
ISBN-13: 1135455082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management. The Encyclopedia is extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing.
The Prehistory of Texas
Author: Timothy K. Perttula
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9781585441945
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A Consumer's Guide to Archaeological Science
Author: Mary E. Malainey
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2010-09-28
Total Pages: 600
ISBN-13: 1441957049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany archaeologists, as primarily social scientists, do not have a background in the natural sciences. This can pose a problem because they need to obtain chemical and physical analyses on samples to perform their research. This manual is an essential source of information for those students without a background in science, but also a comprehensive overview that those with some understanding of archaeological science will find useful. The manual provides readers with the knowledge to use archaeological science methods to the best advantage. It describes and explains the analytical techniques in a manner that the average archaeologist can understand, and outlines clearly the requirements, benefits, and limitations of each possible method of analysis, so that the researcher can make informed choices. The work includes specific information about a variety of dating techniques, provenance studies, isotope analysis as well as the analysis of organic (lipid and protein) residues and ancient DNA. Case studies illustrating applications of these approaches to most types of archaeological materials are presented and the instruments used to perform the analyses are described. Available destructive and non-destructive approaches are presented to help archaeologists select the most effective technique for gaining the target information from the sample. Readers will reach for this manual whenever they need to decide how to best analyze a sample, and how the analysis is performed.
The Cahokia Atlas
Author: Melvin Leo Fowler
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780964488137
DOWNLOAD EBOOKField Methods in Archaeology
Author: Thomas R Hester
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-09-16
Total Pages: 881
ISBN-13: 1315428393
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Lithic Debitage
Author: William Andrefsky (Jr.)
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 288
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDebitage, the by-product flakes and chips from stone tool production, is the most abundant artifact type found on prehistoric sites. Archaeologists now recognise its potential in providing information about the kinds of tools produced, the characteristics of the technology that produced them, human mobility patterns and even site function, applying scientific analyses to its study. This volume brings together some of the most recent research on debitage analysis and intepretation, including replication experiments, and offers methodologies for interpreting variability in assemblages at the micro and macro level.
