The Sandal & the Cave
The Sandal & the Cave

Author: Luther S. Cressman

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13:

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Luther Cressman's 1938 discovery of a 9,000-year-old sandal in Fort Rock Cave revolutionized accepted theories of western prehistory. The recovery of the woven sagebrush-bark sandal, found buried under a layer of volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Mazama, established a human presence in the Oregon Country much earlier than previously thought. Through six decades of scientific investigation, Cressman worked to uncover the history of the first Oregonians. In The Sandal and the Cave, he offers a brief, lucid introduction to the prehistory of Oregon Indians. Cressman describes their diverse cultures, highlighting similarities and differences between the peoples of various regions: the Oregon Coast, the Klamath Highland, the Northern Great Basin, and the Columbia Plateau. In a new introduction to Cressman's classic work, Dennis Jenkins provides a short biographical profile of the "father of Oregon archaeology" and discusses the importance of Cressman's excavation results and interpretations. Jenkins also offers a concise summary of recent archaeological research in the Northern Great Basin, bringing readers the most up-to-date information about the oldest known sites in Oregon.

Sandals of the Basketmaker and Pueblo Peoples
Sandals of the Basketmaker and Pueblo Peoples

Author: Lynn S. Teague

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 0826353304

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The decorated sandals worn by prehistoric southwesterners with their complex fiber structures and designs have been dissected, described, and interpreted for a century. Nevertheless, these artifacts remain mysterious in many respects. Teague and Washburn examine these sandals as sources of information on the history of the people known as the Basketmakers. The unique sandals of early southwestern farmers appear in Basketmaker II and reach their greatest elaboration with the complex fabric structures and colorbanded designs of Basketmaker III. The appearance of this footwear coincides with the transition to fully sedentary maize agriculture. The authors address the origins of these sandals and what they may reveal about population movements onto and around the Colorado Plateau and about the cosmology of early farmers.

Pendejo Cave
Pendejo Cave

Author: Richard S. MacNeish

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13: 9780826324054

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This account of the archaeology of a cave in southern New Mexico makes a dramatic contribution to the ongoing debate over how long human beings have lived in the Americas. The findings presented here show that human settlement may go back as far as 75,000 years before the present, whereas the long-accepted Clovis dates showed humans only about 12,000 years ago. MacNeish and his colleagues subjected the cave, its environs, and its contents to rigorous interdisciplinary investigation. The first section of this volume comprises their reports on the changing environment of the area. The second section concentrates on the excavation of the cave's layers, presenting the results of radiocarbon dating and describing the evidence of human occupation, including friction skin prints and human hair. The third section discusses the cultural implications of the materials recovered and suggests how the ancient peoples may have exploited the changing environment and developed different ways of life throughout the Americas before the time of Clovis man. No serious discussion of early inhabitants in the New World can disregard the findings presented in this monumental work of scholarship.

Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader
Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader

Author: R.M. Ballantyne

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2020-07-30

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 3752371420

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Reproduction of the original: Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader by R.M. Ballantyne

The Genesis of the Textile Industry from Adorned Nudity to Ritual Regalia: The Changing Role of Fibre Crafts and Their Evolving Techniques of Manufacture in the Ancient Near East from the Natufian to the Ghassulian
The Genesis of the Textile Industry from Adorned Nudity to Ritual Regalia: The Changing Role of Fibre Crafts and Their Evolving Techniques of Manufacture in the Ancient Near East from the Natufian to the Ghassulian

Author: Janet Levy

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2020-04-30

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1789694493

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This volume documents and evaluates the changing role of fibre crafts and their evolving techniques of manufacture and also their ever-increasing wider application in the lives of the inhabitants of the earliest villages of the Ancient Near East.

Prehistoric Sandals from Northeastern Arizona
Prehistoric Sandals from Northeastern Arizona

Author: Kelley Ann Hays-Gilpin

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2022-04-05

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0816547793

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During the late 1920s and early 1930s, archaeologists Earl and Ann Axtell Morris discovered an abundance of sandals from the Basketmaker II and III through Pueblo III periods while excavating rockshelters in northeastern Arizona. These densely twined sandals made of yucca yarn were intricately crafted and elaborately decorated, and Earl Morris spent the next 25 years overseeing their analysis, description, and illustration. This is the first full published report on this unusual find, which remains one of the largest collections of sandals in Southwestern archaeology. This monograph offers an integrated archaeological and technical study of the footwear, providing for the first time a full-scale analysis of the complicated weave structures they represent. Following an account by anthropologist Elizabeth Ann Morris of her parents' research, textile authority Ann Cordy Deegan gives an overview of prehistoric Puebloan sandal types and of twined sandal construction techniques, revealing the subtleties distinguishing Basketmaker sandals of different time periods. Anthropologist Kelley Ann Hays-Gilpin then discusses the decoration of twined sandals and speculates on the purpose of such embellishment.

Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale Of The Pacific
Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale Of The Pacific

Author: R. M. Ballantyne

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-10-01

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 9359394084

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Prepare to embark on a captivating adventure that spans the vast expanse of the Pacific in R. M. Ballantyne's mesmerizing masterpiece, 'Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific.' With unique prose and an enthralling plot, Ballantyne immerses readers in a world brimming with danger, discovery, and the enduring spirit of exploration. Through the eyes of the intrepid protagonist, Gascoyne, readers are transported to the remote islands of the Pacific, teeming with exotic flora, fauna, and untold treasures. As a sandalwood trader, Gascoyne navigates treacherous waters and battles the elements, forging a path through uncharted territory. As the plot unfolds, Gascoyne's journey becomes not only a physical expedition but also an exploration of the human spirit. Through encounters with diverse cultures and characters, Gascoyne grapples with the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and the moral dilemmas that arise in the pursuit of wealth and personal fulfillment.

The Second Jewish Revolt
The Second Jewish Revolt

Author: Menahem Mor

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-04-18

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 9004314636

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In The Second Jewish Revolt: The Bar Kokhba War, 132-136 C.E., Menahem Mor offers a detailed account on the Bar Kokhba Revolt in an attempt to understand the second revolt against the Romans. Since the Bar Kokhba Revolt did not have a historian who devoted a comprehensive book to the event, Mor used a variety of historical materials including literary sources (Jewish, Christian, Greek and Latin) and archaeological sources (inscriptions, coins, military diplomas, hideouts, and refuge complexes). The book reviews the causes for the outbreak while explaining the complexity of the territorial expansion of the Revolt. Mor portrays the participants and opponents as well as the attitudes of the non-Jewish population in Palestine. He exposes the Roman Army’s part in Judaea, the Jewish leadership and the implications of the Revolt.

The Caves of Qumran
The Caves of Qumran

Author: Marcello Fidanzio

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 9004316507

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In Qumran studies, the attention of scholars has largely been focused on the Dead Sea Scrolls, while archaeology has concentrated above all on the settlement. This volume presents the proceedings of an international conference (Lugano 2014) dedicated entirely to the caves of Qumran. The papers deal with both archaeological and textual issues, comparing the caves in the vicinity of Qumran between themselves and their contents with the other finds in the Dead Sea region. The relationships between the caves and the settlement of Qumran are re-examined and their connections with the regional context are investigated. The original inventory of the materials excavated from the caves by Roland de Vaux is published for the first time in appendix to the volume.