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Author: Robert L. Kelly
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 356
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study examines prehistoric use of the Stillwater Marsh in the Carson Desert of western Nevada and the adjacent Stillwater Mountains based on an archaeological survey undertaken in 1980 and 1981, and excavations conducted in 1987.
Author: Mark Sutton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-12-22
Total Pages: 732
ISBN-13: 1317345223
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Prehistory of North America covers the ever-evolving understanding of the prehistory of North America, from its initial colonization, through the development of complex societies, and up to contact with Europeans. This book is the most up-to-date treatment of the prehistory of North America. In addition, it is organized by culture area in order to serve as a companion volume to “An Introduction to Native North America.” It also includes an extensive bibliography to facilitate research by both students and professionals.
Author: Paul E. Minnis
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
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Total Pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9780816502233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John M. O’Shea
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-05-08
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1000871339
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents an overview of the exciting new developments in underwater research in North America, ranging from new approaches for discovering submerged sites to an assessment of how these findings challenge the understanding of the North American past. Archaeological sites preserved on the world’s continental shelves are relevant to a wide range of major research questions and their importance increases with the heightened awareness of climate change and rising modern sea levels. Once thought lost forever, these sites survive underwater, preserved from the ravages of modern farming and development. To investigate the submerged landscapes, archaeologists use many of the same technologies developed for discovery of shipwrecks but, couple them with anthropological and environmental models to identify and study the way of life of people residing in these ancient lands. In this book, leading figures associated with submerged site exploration share an emphasis on the conduct and results of underwater research. It will be a fascinating read for advanced students of Archaeology, History and Environmental Studies. This volume was originally published as a special issue of The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology.
Author: Elizabeth Reitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9780387713960
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book highlights studies addressing significant anthropological issues in the Americas from the perspective of environmental archaeology. The book uses case studies to resolve questions related to human behavior in the past rather than to demonstrate the application of methods. Each chapter is an original or revised work by an internationally-recognized scientist. This second edition is based on the 1996 book of the same title. The editors have invited back a number of contributors from the first edition to revise and update their chapter. New studies are included in order to cover recent developments in the field or additional pertinent topics.
Author: Ben Fitzhugh
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 466
ISBN-13: 1461505437
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume includes new research on the theoretical implications regarding the mechanisms of change in the geographical distribution of hunter-gatherer settlement and land use. It focuses on the long-term changes in the hunter-gatherer settlement on a global scale, including research from several continents. It will be of interest to archaeologists and cultural anthropologists working in the field of the forager/ collector model throughout the world.
Author: Donald Grayson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2011-04-18
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0520948718
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovering a large swath of the American West, the Great Basin, centered in Nevada and including parts of California, Utah, and Oregon, is named for the unusual fact that none of its rivers or streams flow into the sea. This fascinating illustrated journey through deep time is the definitive environmental and human history of this beautiful and little traveled region, home to Death Valley, the Great Salt Lake, Lake Tahoe, and the Bonneville Salt Flats. Donald K. Grayson synthesizes what we now know about the past 25,000 years in the Great Basin—its climate, lakes, glaciers, plants, animals, and peoples—based on information gleaned from the region’s exquisite natural archives in such repositories as lake cores, packrat middens, tree rings, and archaeological sites. A perfect guide for students, scholars, travelers, and general readers alike, the book weaves together history, archaeology, botany, geology, biogeography, and other disciplines into one compelling panorama across a truly unique American landscape.
Author: Richard E. Hughes
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 2012-03-13
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1607812002
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume investigates the circumstances and conditions under which trade/exchange, direct access, and/or mobility best account for material conveyance across varying distances at different times in the past.
Author: Bruno David
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-06-03
Total Pages: 1307
ISBN-13: 1315427710
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the past three decades, “landscape” has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands of archaeology. From the processualist study of settlement patterns to the phenomenologist’s experience of the natural world, from human impact on past environments to the environment’s impact on human thought, action, and interaction, the term has been used. In this volume, for the first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition of the ideas and practices of landscape archaeology, covering the theoretical and the practical, the research and conservation, and encasing the term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for landscape archaeology, this volume will be the benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated to the World Archaeological Congress.
Author: Francesco Menotti
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 970
ISBN-13: 0199573492
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Handbook sets out the key issues and debates in the theory and practice of wetland archaeology which has played a crucial role in studies of our past. Due to the high quantity of preserved organic materials found in humid environments, the study of wetlands has allowed archaeologists to reconstruct people's everyday lives in great detail.
