Author: Benjamin C. Pykles
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 080322835X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This detailed study of the excavation and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, reveals the roots of historical archaeology. In the late 1960s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored an archaeology program to authentically restore the city of Nauvoo, which was founded along the Mississippi River in the 1840s by the Mormons as they moved west. Non-Mormon scholars were also interested in Nauvoo because it was representative of several western frontier towns in this era. As the archaeology and restoration of Nauvoo progressed, however, conflicts arose, particularly regarding control of the site and its interpretation for the public. The field of historical archaeology was just coming into its own during this period, with myriad perspectives and doctrines being developed and tested. The Nauvoo site was one of the places where the discipline was forged. This well-researched account weaves together multiple viewpoints in examining the many contentious issues surrounding the archaeology and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, providing an illuminating picture of the early days of professional historical archaeology.
Excavating Nauvoo
Author: Benjamin C. Pykles
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 080322835X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This detailed study of the excavation and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, reveals the roots of historical archaeology. In the late 1960s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored an archaeology program to authentically restore the city of Nauvoo, which was founded along the Mississippi River in the 1840s by the Mormons as they moved west. Non-Mormon scholars were also interested in Nauvoo because it was representative of several western frontier towns in this era. As the archaeology and restoration of Nauvoo progressed, however, conflicts arose, particularly regarding control of the site and its interpretation for the public. The field of historical archaeology was just coming into its own during this period, with myriad perspectives and doctrines being developed and tested. The Nauvoo site was one of the places where the discipline was forged. This well-researched account weaves together multiple viewpoints in examining the many contentious issues surrounding the archaeology and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, providing an illuminating picture of the early days of professional historical archaeology.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 080322835X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This detailed study of the excavation and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, reveals the roots of historical archaeology. In the late 1960s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored an archaeology program to authentically restore the city of Nauvoo, which was founded along the Mississippi River in the 1840s by the Mormons as they moved west. Non-Mormon scholars were also interested in Nauvoo because it was representative of several western frontier towns in this era. As the archaeology and restoration of Nauvoo progressed, however, conflicts arose, particularly regarding control of the site and its interpretation for the public. The field of historical archaeology was just coming into its own during this period, with myriad perspectives and doctrines being developed and tested. The Nauvoo site was one of the places where the discipline was forged. This well-researched account weaves together multiple viewpoints in examining the many contentious issues surrounding the archaeology and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, providing an illuminating picture of the early days of professional historical archaeology.
ABSTRACTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
Author: M. Estellie Smith, Ph.D.
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Improvement Era
Nauvoo Temple
Author: Don F. Colvin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781591560142
Category : Nauvoo (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781591560142
Category : Nauvoo (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Mormon Americana
Author: David J. Whittaker
Publisher: Brigham Young University Studies
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Publisher: Brigham Young University Studies
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
American Antiquity
The Florida Anthropologist
Author:
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Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Contains papers of the Annual Conference on Historic Site Archeology.
Publisher:
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Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Contains papers of the Annual Conference on Historic Site Archeology.
America, History and Life
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.
Mormon's Codex
Author: John L. Sorenson
Publisher: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Deseret Book
ISBN: 9781609073992
Category : Book of Mormon
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
The author demonstrates that the Book of Mormon is a native Mesoamerican book (or codex) that exhibits what one would expect of a historical document produced in the context of ancient Mesoamerican civilization. He also shows that scholars' discoveries about Mesoamerica and the contents of the Nephite record are clearly related, listing more than 400 points where the Book of Mormon text corresponds to characteristic Mesoamerican situations, statements, allusions, and history.
Publisher: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Deseret Book
ISBN: 9781609073992
Category : Book of Mormon
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
The author demonstrates that the Book of Mormon is a native Mesoamerican book (or codex) that exhibits what one would expect of a historical document produced in the context of ancient Mesoamerican civilization. He also shows that scholars' discoveries about Mesoamerica and the contents of the Nephite record are clearly related, listing more than 400 points where the Book of Mormon text corresponds to characteristic Mesoamerican situations, statements, allusions, and history.
An Introduction to Mormonism
Author: Douglas James Davies
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521520645
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Highly visible, yet a mystery in terms of its core beliefs and theological structure, the Church of Latter-day Saints is one of the fastest growing religious movements in the world. This important book provides a timely introduction to the basic history, doctrines and practices of The LDS - the 'Mormon' Church.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521520645
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Highly visible, yet a mystery in terms of its core beliefs and theological structure, the Church of Latter-day Saints is one of the fastest growing religious movements in the world. This important book provides a timely introduction to the basic history, doctrines and practices of The LDS - the 'Mormon' Church.