Geoarchaeology In The Great Plains

Author : Rolfe D. Mandel
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0806132612

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Geoarchaeology in the Great Plains by Rolfe D. Mandel Pdf

Geoarchaeology is the application of geoscience to the study of archaeological deposits and the archaeological record. Employing techniques from pedology, geomorphology, sedimentology, geochronology, and stratigraphy, geoarchaeologists investigate and interpret sediments, soils and landforms at the focal points of archaeological research. Edited by Rolfe D. Mandel and with contributions by John Albanese, Joe Allen Artz, E. Arthur Bettis III, C. Reid Ferring, Vance T. Holliday, David W. May, and Mandel, this volume traces the history of all major projects, researchers, theoretical developments, and sites contributing to our geoarchaeological knowledge of North America's Great Plains. The book provides a historical overview and explores theoretical questions that confront geoarchaeologists working in the Great Plains, where North American geoarchaeology emerged as a discipline.

Author : W. Raymond Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023053346

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Archaeology on the Great Plains by W. Raymond Wood Pdf

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.

Author : Sarah J. Trabert,Kacy L. Hollenback
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780932839640

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Archaeological Narratives of the North American Great Plains by Sarah J. Trabert,Kacy L. Hollenback Pdf

Stretching from Canada to Texas and the foothills of the Rockies to the Mississippi River, the North American Great Plains have a complex and ancient history. The region has been home to Native peoples for at least 16,000 years. This volume is a synthesis of what is known about the Great Plains from an archaeological perspective, but it also highlights Indigenous knowledge, viewpoints, and concerns for a more holistic understanding of both ancient and more recent pasts. Written for readers unfamiliar with archaeology in the region, the book in the SAA Press Current Perspectives Series emphasizes connections between past peoples and contemporary Indigenous nations, highlighting not only the history of the area but also new theoretical understandings that move beyond culture history. This overview illustrates the importance of the Plains in studies of exchange, migration, conflict, and sacred landscapes, as well as contact and colonialism in North America. In addition, the volume includes considerations of federal policies and legislation, as well as Indigenous social movements and protests over the last hundred years so that archaeologists can better situate Indigenous heritage, contemporary Indigenous concerns, and lasting legacies of colonialism today.

Author : Douglas B. Bamforth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780521873468

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The Archaeology of the North American Great Plains by Douglas B. Bamforth Pdf

This book uses archaeology to tell 15,000 years of history of the indigenous people of the North American Great Plains.

Author : Douglas B. Bamforth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781489920614

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Ecology and Human Organization on the Great Plains by Douglas B. Bamforth Pdf

Author : Alan J. Osborn,Robert C. Hassler
Publisher : Institute of Physics Publishing (GB)
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : UCAL:B4380365

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Perspectives on Archaeological Resources Management in the "Great Plains" by Alan J. Osborn,Robert C. Hassler Pdf

Author : Andrew Clark,Douglas Bamforth
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781607326700

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Archaeological Perspectives on Warfare on the Great Plains by Andrew Clark,Douglas Bamforth Pdf

The Great Plains has been central to academic and popular visions of Native American warfare, largely because the region’s well-documented violence was so central to the expansion of Euroamerican settlement. However, social violence has deep roots on the Plains beyond this post-Contact perception, and these roots have not been systematically examined through archaeology before. War was part, and perhaps an important part, of the process of ethnogenesis that helped to define tribal societies in the region, and it affected many other aspects of human lives there. In Archaeological Perspectives on Warfare on the Great Plains, anthropologists who study sites across the Plains critically examine regional themes of warfare from pre-Contact and post-Contact periods and assess how war shaped human societies of the region. Contributors to this volume offer a bird’s-eye view of warfare on the Great Plains, consider artistic evidence of the role of war in the lives of indigenous hunter-gatherers on the Plains prior to and during the period of Euroamerican expansion, provide archaeological discussions of fortification design and its implications, and offer archaeological and other information on the larger implications of war in human history. Bringing together research from across the region, this volume provides unprecedented evidence of the effects of war on tribal societies. Archaeological Perspectives on Warfare on the Great Plains is a valuable primer for regional warfare studies and the archaeology of the Great Plains as a whole. Contributors: Peter Bleed, Richard R. Drass, David H. Dye, John Greer, Mavis Greer, Eric Hollinger, Ashley Kendell, James D. Keyser, Albert M. LeBeau III, Mark D. Mitchell, Stephen M. Perkins, Bryon Schroeder, Douglas Scott, Linea Sundstrom, Susan C. Vehik

Author : Vance T. Holliday
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292784536

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Paleoindian Geoarchaeology of the Southern High Plains by Vance T. Holliday Pdf

The Southern High Plains of northwestern Texas and eastern New Mexico are rich in Paleoindian archaeological sites, including such well-known ones as Clovis, Lubbock Lake, Plainview, and Midland. These sites have been extensively researched over decades, not only by archaeologists but also by geoscientists, whose studies of soils and stratigraphy have yielded important information about cultural chronology and paleoenvironments across the region. In this book, Vance T. Holliday synthesizes the data from these earlier studies with his own recent research to offer the most current and comprehensive overview of the geoarchaeology of the Southern High Plains during the earliest human occupation. He delves into twenty sites in depth, integrating new and old data on site geomorphology, stratigraphy, soils, geochronology, and paleoenvironments. He also compares the Southern High Plains sites with other sites across the Great Plains, for a broader chronological and paleoenvironmental perspective. With over ninety photographs, maps, cross sections, diagrams, and artifact drawings, this book will be essential reading for geoarchaeologists, archaeologists, and Quaternary geoscientists, as well as avocational archaeologists who take part in Paleoindian site study throughout the American West.

Author : W. Raymond Wood
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998-07-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700610006

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Archaeology on the Great Plains by W. Raymond Wood Pdf

Stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to central Canada, North America's great interior grasslands were home to nomadic hunters and semisedentary farmers for almost 11,500 years before the arrival of Euro-American settlers. Pan-continental trade between these hunters and horticulturists helped make the lifeways of Plains Indians among the richest and most colorful of Native Americans. This volume is the first attempt to synthesize current knowledge on the cultural history of the Great Plains since Wedel's Prehistoric Man on the Great Plains became the standard reference on the subject almost forty years ago. Fourteen authors have undertaken the task of examining archaeological phenomena through time and by region to present a systematic overview of the region's human history. Focusing on habitat and cultural diversity and on the changing archaeological record, they reconstruct how people responded to the varying environment, climate, and biota of the grasslands to acquire the resources they needed to survive. The contributors have analyzed archaeological artifacts and other evidence to present a systematic overview of human history in each of the five key Plains regions: Southern, Central, Middle Missouri, Northeastern, and Northwestern. They review the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, and Plains Village peoples and tell how their cultural traditions have continued from ancient to modern times. Each essay covers technology, diet, settlement, and adaptive patterns to give readers an understanding of the differences and similarities among groups. The story of Plains peoples is brought into historical focus by showing the impacts of Euro-American contact, notably acquisition of the horse and exposure to new diseases. Featuring 85 maps and illustrations, Archaeology on the Great Plains is an exceptional introduction to the field for students and an indispensable reference for specialists. It enhances our understanding of how the Plains shaped the adaptive strategies of peoples through time and fosters a greater appreciation for their cultures.

Author : Philip Duke,Michael C. Wilson
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817307998

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Beyond Subsistence by Philip Duke,Michael C. Wilson Pdf

A series of essays, written by Plains scholars of diverse research interests and backgrounds, that apply postprocessual approaches to the solution of current problems in Plains archaeology Postprocessual archaeology is seen as a potential vehicle for integrating culture-historical, processual, and postmodernist approaches to solve specific archaeological problems. The contributors address specific interpretive problems in all the major regions of the North American Plains, investigate different Plains societies (including hunter-gatherers and farmers and their associated archaeological records), and examine the political content of archaeology in such fields as gender studies and cultural resource management. They avoid a programmatic adherence to a single paradigm, arguing instead that a mature archaeology will use different theories, methods, and techniques to solve specific empirical problems. By avoiding excessive infatuation with the correct scientific method, this volume addresses questions that have often been categorized as beyond archaeological investigations.

Author : Daniel J. Gelo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351718127

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Indians of the Great Plains by Daniel J. Gelo Pdf

This book provides a thorough and engaging study of Plains Indian life. It covers both historical and contemporary aspects and contains wide and balanced treatment of the many different tribal groups, including Canadian and southern populations. Daniel J. Gelo draws on years of ethnographic research and emphasizes that Plains societies and cultures are continuing, living entities. The second edition has been updated to take account of recent developments and current terminology. The chapters feature a range of illustrations, maps, and text boxes, as well as summaries, key terms, and questions to support teaching and learning. It is an essential text for courses on Indians of the Great Plains and relevant for students of anthropology, archaeology, history, and Indigenous studies.

Author : James H. Gunnerson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : MINN:31951P00475005A

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Archaeology of the High Plains by James H. Gunnerson Pdf

Author : Liz Bryan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89066182494

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The Buffalo People by Liz Bryan Pdf

History of the aboriginal groups living on the plains of western Canada from the last glaciation to European contact.

Author : Francis P. McManamon,Linda S. Cordell,Kent G. Lightfoot,George R. Milner
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : 0313331863

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Archaeology in America: Midwest and Great Plains/Rocky Mountains by Francis P. McManamon,Linda S. Cordell,Kent G. Lightfoot,George R. Milner Pdf

Archaeology in America is the first resource that provides students, researchers, and anyone interested in their local history with a survey of the most important archaeological discoveries in North America. Leading scholars, most with an intimate knowledge of the area, have written in-depth essays on over 300 of the most important archaeological sites that explain the importance of the site, the history of the people who left the artifacts, and the nature of the ongoing research.- Publisher.

Author : Donna C. Roper,Elizabeth P. Pauls
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817351632

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Plains Earthlodges by Donna C. Roper,Elizabeth P. Pauls Pdf

A survey of Native American earthlodge research from across the Great Plains. This collection explores current research in the ethnography and archaeology of Plains earthlodges, and considers a variety of Plains tribes, including the Mandan, Hidatsa, Cheyenne, and their late prehistoric period predecessors.