Author: Robert L. BlakelyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Biological Variation Among and Between Two Prehistoric Indian Populations at Dickson Mounds
Author: Robert L. BlakelyArchaeology of Prehistoric Native America
Author: Guy E. GibbonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136801790
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
First published in 1998. Did prehistoric humans walk to North America from Siberia? Who were the inhabitants of the spectacular Anasazi cliff dwellings in the Southwest and why did they disappear? Native Americans used acorns as a major food source, but how did they get rid of the tannic acid which is toxic to humans? How does radiocarbon dating work and how accurate is it? Written for the informed lay person, college-level student, and professional, Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: An Encyclopedia is an important resource for the study of the earliest North Americans; including facts, theories, descriptions, and speculations on the ancient nomads and hunter-gathers that populated continental North America.
The Paleodemography of Two Prehistoric American Indian Populations from Dickson Mound
Author: John William LalloPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dickson Mounds (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Contributions to Physical Anthropology, 1978-1980
Author: Jerome S. CybulskiPublisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772821004
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Contains seven papers dealing with the physical anthropology of earlier Canadian Native populations or with subject materials relevant to the interpretation of their skeletal remains. Included are two site reports on prehistoric burials from British Columbia, a detailed investigation of mandibular torus, a skeletal trait commonly reported in Arctic populations and problems in paleopathology.
Bioarchaeology
Author: Jane E BuikstraPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1315432927
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 629
Book Description
The core subject matter of bioarchaeology is the lives of past peoples, interpreted anthropologically. Human remains, contextualized archaeologically and historically, form the unit of study. Integrative and frequently inter-disciplinary, bioarchaeology draws methods and theoretical perspectives from across the sciences and the humanities. Bioarchaeology: The Contextual Study of Human Remains focuses upon the contemporary practice of bioarchaeology in North American contexts, its accomplishments and challenges. Appendixes, a glossary and 150 page bibliography make the volume extremely useful for research and teaching.
New Methods and Theories for Analyzing Mississippian Imagery
Author: Bretton T. GilesPublisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 1683402464
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
In this volume, contributors show how stylistic and iconographic analyses of Mississippian imagery provide new perspectives on the beliefs, narratives, public ceremonies, ritual regimes, and expressions of power in the communities that created the artwork. Exploring various methodological and theoretical approaches to pre-Columbian visual culture, these essays reconstruct dynamic accounts of Native American history across the U.S. Southeast. These case studies offer innovative examples of how to use style to identify and compare artifacts, how symbols can be interpreted in the absence of writing, and how to situate and historicize Mississippian imagery. They examine designs carved into shell, copper, stone, and wood or incised into ceramic vessels, from spider iconography to owl effigies and depictions of the cosmos. They discuss how these symbols intersect with memory, myths, social hierarchies, religious traditions, and other spheres of Native American life in the past and present. The tools modeled in this volume will open new horizons for learning about the culture and worldviews of past peoples. A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series Contributors: David Dye | Shawn P. Lambert | Bretton T. Giles | Vernon J. Knight, Jr. | Anna Semon | J. Grant Stauffer | Jesse Nowak | George E Lankford
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
"Bibliography in physical anthropology," 1942/43- in Dec. issue.
Biocultural Adaptation in Prehistoric America
Author: Robert L. BlakelyPublisher: Athens, : University of Georgia Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Variation in Mississippian Settlement Patterns
Author: Alan D. HarnThe Skeletal Biology of Three Prehistoric American Indian Societies from Dickson Mounds
Author: John W. LalloPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dickson Mounds (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description