Author: Aleš HrdličkaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Craniology
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Skeletal Remains Suggesting Or Attributed to Early Man in North America
Author: Aleš HrdličkaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Craniology
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Kennewick Man
Author: Douglas W. OwsleyPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623492343
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1213
Book Description
Almost from the day of its accidental discovery along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington State in July 1996, the ancient skeleton of Kennewick Man has garnered significant attention from scientific and Native American communities as well as public media outlets. This volume represents a collaboration among physical and forensic anthropologists, archaeologists, geologists, and geochemists, among others, and presents the results of the scientific study of this remarkable find. Scholars address a range of topics, from basic aspects of osteological analysis to advanced ?research focused on Kennewick Man’s origins and his relationships to other populations. Interdisciplinary studies, comprehensive data collection and preservation, and applications of technology are all critical to telling Kennewick Man’s story. Kennewick Man: The Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American Skeleton is written for a discerning professional audience, yet the absorbing story of the remains, their discovery, their curation history, and the extensive amount of detail that skilled scientists have been able to glean from them will appeal to interested and informed general readers. These bones lay silent for nearly nine thousand years, but now, with the aid of dedicated researchers, they can speak about the life of one of the earliest human occupants of North America.
The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere
Author: Paulette F. C. SteevesPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496225368
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
2022 Choice Outstanding Academic Title The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere is a reclaimed history of the deep past of Indigenous people in North and South America during the Paleolithic. Paulette F. C. Steeves mines evidence from archaeology sites and Paleolithic environments, landscapes, and mammalian and human migrations to make the case that people have been in the Western Hemisphere not only just prior to Clovis sites (10,200 years ago) but for more than 60,000 years, and likely more than 100,000 years. Steeves discusses the political history of American anthropology to focus on why pre-Clovis sites have been dismissed by the field for nearly a century. She explores supporting evidence from genetics and linguistic anthropology regarding First Peoples and time frames of early migrations. Additionally, she highlights the work and struggles faced by a small yet vibrant group of American and European archaeologists who have excavated and reported on numerous pre-Clovis archaeology sites. In this first book on Paleolithic archaeology of the Americas written from an Indigenous perspective, The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere includes Indigenous oral traditions, archaeological evidence, and a critical and decolonizing discussion of the development of archaeology in the Americas.
Recent Discoveries Attributed to Early Man in America
Author: Aleš HrdličkaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Early Man in South America
Author: Aleš HrdličkaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : South America
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
EARLY MAN IN SOUTH AMERICA
Author: ALES HRDLICKARECENT DISCOVERIES ATTRIBUTED TO EARLY MAN IN AMERICA
Author: ALES HRDLICKAThe American Journal of Science
Author: Actas
Author: The Great Paleolithic War
Author: David J. MeltzerPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022629336X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 691
Book Description
Following the discovery in Europe in the late 1850s that humanity had roots predating known history and reaching deep into the Pleistocene era, scientists wondered whether North American prehistory might be just as ancient. And why not? The geological strata seemed exactly analogous between America and Europe, which would lead one to believe that North American humanity ought to be as old as the European variety. This idea set off an eager race for evidence of the people who might have occupied North America during the Ice Age—a long, and, as it turned out, bitter and controversial search. In The Great Paleolithic War, David J. Meltzer tells the story of a scientific quest that set off one of the longest-running feuds in the history of American anthropology, one so vicious at times that anthropologists were deliberately frightened away from investigating potential sites. Through his book, we come to understand how and why this controversy developed and stubbornly persisted for as long as it did; and how, in the process, it revolutionized American archaeology.