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Travels and archaeology in South Chile /

"This is a remarkable book by one of the true geniuses in the field of anthropology during this century and one who provided valuable data for specialists in other disciplines as well."â€"H. M. Wormington"An engaging manuscript that should charm a broad audience."â€"T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bird, Junius Bouton, 1907-1982
Otros Autores: Bird, Margaret, Hyslop, John, 1945-1993
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1988.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Preface; Biographical Essay: Junius Bouton Bird and American Archaeology; 1. BACKGROUND AND DEPARTURE; Overview; South Chile and the Canoe Indians; Daily Life Sailing the Channels; 2. CHRONOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS AND DATING; The Periods; The Radiocarbon Dates; 3. CAÑADON LEONA; General Description; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; Possible Age of Deposit; Burials; Summary; Daily Life; 4. PALLI AIKE; General Description; Excavation in Two Phases; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Possible Age of Deposit; Faunal Remains; Human Remains; Daily Life
  • 5. FELL'S CAVEGeneral Description; Excavation Information, 1936-1937; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; Daily Life; Excavations by John Fell and the French Mission; Excavations, 1969-1970; The Carnivore Remains Excavated at Fell's Cave in 1970; Fell's Cave: 11,000 Years of Changes in Paleoenvironments, Fauna, and Human Occupation; 6. CERRO SOTA CAVE; General Description; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; A Group Burial; Probable Dating of the Deposit; Daily Life; 7. MYLODON CAVE; Background; Structure of the Floor Deposit; Results and Conclusions; Human Remains; Sloth Skin
  • Broken or "Cut" BoneDomestication of the Sloth; Summary of Evidence; Age of Remains; Two Additional Specimens; Editor's Postscript; Bibliography