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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Prehistoric Man on the Great Plains
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Prehistoric Man on the Great Plains
Author: Walde Rudolph WedelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Plains / Antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Archaeology on the Great Plains
Author: W. Raymond WoodPublisher:
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
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.
Prehistoric Warfare on the Great Plains
Author: P. WilleyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135815852
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
First Published in 1991.This study is the product of the discovery, excavation, processing, data collection and analysis of nearly 500 human skeletons from the Crow Creek Massacre Project, South Dakota. In about 1325 AD nearly 500 American Indians were massacred, and their remains were discovered, excavated and cleaned in 1978. The general purpose of the Crow Creek osteological study were to describe the remains as fully as time permitted and compare these results with other samples. This volume presents information concerning the Crow Creek bone elements, paleodemography, cranial affiliations, mutilations and stature. It emphasizes the unique feature of the sample and compares the Crow Creek sample with other skeletal samples from the Plains.
Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of the High Plains and Rockies
Author: Marcel KornfeldPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315422085
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 715
Book Description
A comprehensive revision of the classic prehistory of the North American high plains.
Precontact Archaeology and Prehistory of the Central Montana High Plains
Author: Leslie B. DavisPublisher:
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Category : Montana
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Stone Effigies of the High Plains Hunters
Author: James GaskinsPublisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1684560772
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This text is meant to educate and help people with the identification of unusual stones fashioned by early man. Many of these stones are nothing short of true works of art, as you will see. In these pages are photographs and drawings of stones collected over thirty years, and four years to write this book—60,000 words and 318 photos and drawings to help you understand how ancient man used and really looked at a stone, and you will too. There's no book like this on earth!
Archaeology 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.
Of Men and Herds in Canadian Plains Prehistory
Author: Bryan H. C. GordonPublisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772820792
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
This is a preliminary study of temporal and spatial relationships between Canadian Plains peoples, climates and bison populations over the past 10,000 years. Discreteness of two bison populations, hunting and band movements and communication are discussed together with the probable role of grassland faciation as a control on bison migration.
The Texas Panhandle Frontier
Author: Frederick W. RathjenPublisher: Texas Tech University Press
ISBN: 9780896723993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The Texas Panhandle-its eastern edge descending sharply from the plains into the canyons of Palo Duro, Tule, Quitaque, Casa Blanca, and Yellow House-is as rich in history as it is in natural beauty. Long considered a crossroads of ancient civilizations, the twenty-six northernmost Texas counties lie on the southern reaches of the Great Plains, w...