Being and Becoming Indigenous Archaeologists
Being and Becoming Indigenous Archaeologists

Author: George Nicholas

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 1315433117

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What does being an archaeologist mean to Indigenous persons? How and why do some become archaeologists? What has led them down a path to what some in their communities have labeled a colonialist venture? What were are the challenges they have faced, and the motivations that have allowed them to succeed? How have they managed to balance traditional values and worldview with Western modes of inquiry? And how are their contributions broadening the scope of archaeology? Indigenous archaeologists have the often awkward role of trying to serves as spokespeople both for their home community and for the scientific community of archaeologists. This volume tells the stories—in their own words-- of 37 indigenous archaeologists from six continents, how they became archaeologists, and how their dual role affects their relationships with their community and their professional colleagues. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress

Archaeology on the Great Plains
Archaeology on the Great Plains

Author: W. Raymond Wood

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13:

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This synthesis of Great Plains archaeology brings together what is currently known about the inhabitants of the ancient Plains. The essays review the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, and Plains Village peoples, providing information on technology, diet, settlement and adaptive patterns.

ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY
ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY

Author: Jon Muller

Publisher: Left Coast Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1598744518

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Although it has been occupied for as long and possesses a mound-building tradition of considerable scale and interest, Muller contends that the archaeology of the lower Ohio River Valley—from the confluence with the Mississippi to the falls at Louisville, Kentucky – remains less well-known that that of the elaborate mound-building cultures of the upper valley. This study provides a synthesis of archaeological work done in the region, emphasizing population growth and adaptation within an ecological framework in an attempt to explain the area’s cultural evolution.

An Archaeology of the Soul
An Archaeology of the Soul

Author: Robert L. Hall

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780252066023

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The richness and the range of Native American spirituality has long been noted, but it has never been examined so thoroughly, nor with such an eye for the amazing interconnectedness of Indian tribal ceremonies and practices, as in An Archaeology of the Soul. In this monumental work, destined to become a classic in its field, Robert Hall traces the genetic and historical relationships of the tribes of the Midwest and Plains--including roots that extend back as far as 3,000 years. Looking beyond regional barriers, An Archaeology of the Soul offers new depths of insight into American Indian ethnography. Hall uncovers the lineage and kinship shared by Native North Americans through the perspectives of history, archaeology, archaeoastronomy, biological anthropology, linguistics, and mythology. The wholeness and panoramic complexity of American Indian belief has never been so fully explored--or more deeply understood.