Ancient North America The Archaeology of a Continent.

The new gold standard in North American archaeology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Fagan, Brian M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Thames & Hudson, Limited, 2018.
Edición:5th ed.
Temas:
Prehistoric peoples.
Archaeology.
Archaeology > North America.
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Archaeology
Archéologie.
Archéologie > Amérique du Nord.
Fouilles (Archéologie)
archaeology.
excavation (process)
Antiquities
Prehistoric peoples
North America > Antiquities.
Amérique du Nord > Antiquités.
North America
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover (Ancient North America 5E)
  • Front Matter
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Author's Notes
  • Dates
  • Maps
  • Measurements
  • Place Names
  • References
  • Part 1 The Archaeology of North America
  • Chapter 1 Archaeology and Ancient North America
  • Columbus and After
  • The Myth of the Moundbuilders
  • The Birth of North American Archaeology
  • Alfred Kidder and Pecos, New Mexico
  • How Do We Study Ancient North America?
  • Culture History
  • How Old Is It?
  • Thinking About the Past
  • Lewis Binford's Processual Archaeology
  • Archaeology and Stakeholders
  • Summary
  • Part 2 Settlement
  • Enduring Themes
  • Chapter 2 First Settlement
  • First Settlement: Fiercely Argued Theories
  • Who Were the First Americans?
  • Introducing Beringia
  • The Beringian Standstill Hypothesis
  • First Settlement in the Far North
  • Key Locations in Early Alaska
  • Heading South: The Pacific Coast
  • A Faint Signature
  • Some Pre-Clovis Sites
  • Clovis and Others
  • The Gault Site, Texas
  • The Mystery of Megafaunal Extinction
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3 After Clovis
  • Folsom People and Others on the Plains: c. 10,800 to 6900 BCE
  • Culture Areas and Broad Subdivisions
  • The Olsen-Chubbock Bison Kill, Colorado, c. 7400 BCE
  • Understanding Projectile Points
  • The Western Interior: 10,000 BCE to Modern Times
  • Yes, Yes, It Is a Rabbit!
  • The Eastern Woodlands: 9000 to 4500 BCE
  • Restricted Mobility: c. 6500 BCE Onward
  • Sedentism and Ancestors
  • Summary
  • Part 3 Adaptation
  • Enduring Themes
  • Chapter 4 The Far North
  • Aleuts and Mainlanders: c. 5500 BCE to Recent Times
  • Baidarka!
  • The Arctic Small Tool Tradition: c. 2500 to 800 BCE
  • Back to the Bering Strait: The Norton Tradition, c. 1000 BCE to 800 CE
  • The Dorset Tradition of the Eastern Arctic: 200 BCE to c. 800 CE
  • Dorset Art
  • Thule Whale Hunting
  • Thule Expansion in the Eastern Arctic: c. 1000 CE
  • Classic Thule: ?1250 to 1500 CE
  • Post-Classic Thule: 1400 CE to European Contact
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5 The Mythical Pacific Eden
  • A Diverse Coastal World
  • Early Settlement of the Northwest Coast: Before 6000 to c. 3500 BCE
  • Salmon, Food Surpluses, and Exchange on the Northwest Coast: c. 3500 BCE to c. 500 CE
  • South of the Klamath River: Before 10,000 to 1500 BCE
  • Acorns: The Ultimate Staple
  • The Northwest Coast: c. 1000 BCE to Modern Times
  • The Ancient Makah Village at Ozette, Washington
  • The Interior Plateau: 8500 BCE to Modern Times
  • Northern California Coast: 3000 BCE and Later
  • Northern California Cultural Sequence
  • Southern California Coast: 1500 BCE and Later
  • El Montón: A Persistent Place
  • Summary
  • Chapter 6 Arid Lands in the West
  • The Great Basin Environment
  • Ethnographic Analogy, Shoshone, And Ecological Approaches
  • Paleo-Indians and Desert Archaic: Before 13,500 Years Ago to Recent Times
  • Great Basin Desert Archaic: c. 9000 BCE to Recent Times

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