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Twelve millennia : archaeology of the upper Mississippi River Valley /

The people of Taquile Island on the Peruvian side of beautiful Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the Americas, are renowned for the hand-woven textiles that they both wear and sell to outsiders. One thousand seven hundred Quechua-speaking peasant farmers, who depend on potatoes and the fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Theler, James L., 1946-
Other Authors: Boszhardt, Robert F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2003.
Series:Bur oak book.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Archaeology
  • Environment of the Upper Mississippi River Valley
  • Past Climate of the Upper Mississippi River Valley
  • A Brief History of Upper Mississippi River Valley Archaeology
  • The First People
  • The Archaic Tradition
  • The First Revolution
  • The Woodland Tradition
  • The Beginning of Tribes
  • The Second Revolution
  • The Oneota Culture
  • The End of Prehistory
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A. Animal Remains
  • Appendix B. Rock Art
  • Appendix C. Places to Visit.