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  • Between Contacts and Colonies

    Archaeological Perspectives on the Protohistoric Southeast

    by Cameron B. Wesson, Cameron B. Wesson, Mark A. Rees, Mark A. Rees, David H. Dye, Rebecca Saunders, Mintcy D. Maxham, Kristen J. Gremillion, John F. Scarry, Timothy K. Perttula, American Antiquity0, Christopher B. Rodning1 ...
    This collection of essays brings together diverse approaches to the analysis of Native American culture in the protohistoric periodFor most Native American peoples of the Southeast, almost two centuries passed between first contact with European explorers in the 16th century and colonization by whites in the 18th century—a temporal span commonly referred to as the Protohistoric period. A recent ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Mississippian Towns and Sacred Spaces

    Searching for an Architectural Grammar

    by Gerald F. Schroedl, Hypatia Kelly, John F. Scarry, Robert L. Hall, Tristram R. Kidder, Claudine Payne, Cameron B. Wesson, Dr. Jon Muller ...
    Archaeologists and architects draw upon theoretical perspectives from their fields to provide valuable insights into the structure, development, and meaning of prehistoric communities.Architecture is the most visible physical manifestation of human culture. The built environment envelops our lives and projects our distinctive regional and ethnic identities to the world around us. Archaeology and ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Historical Dictionary of Early North America

    by Cameron B. Wesson ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras
    Those unfamiliar with the prehistory of North America have a general perception of the cultures of the continent that includes Native Americans living in tipis, wearing feathered headdresses and buckskin clothing, and following migratory bison herds on the Great Plains. Although these practices were part of some Native American societies, they do not adequately represent the diversity of cultural ... Read more

    $106.99 USD

  • The A to Z of Early North America

    by Cameron B. Wesson ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    Those unfamiliar with the prehistory of North America have a general perception of the cultures of the continent that includes Native Americans living in tipis, wearing feathered headdresses and buckskin clothing, and following migratory bison herds on the Great Plains. Although these practices were part of some Native American societies, they do not adequately represent the diversity of cultural ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

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  • Native Roots

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  • Before Ontario

    The Archaeology of a Province

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    Before Ontario there was ice. As the last ice age came to an end, land began to emerge from the melting glaciers. With time, plants and animals moved into the new landscape and people followed. For almost 15,000 years, the land that is now Ontario has provided a home for their descendants: hundreds of generations of First Peoples. With contributions from the province's leading archaeologists, ... Read more

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  • Skull Wars

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    The 1996 discovery, near Kennewick, Washington, of a 9,000-year-old Caucasoid skeleton brought more to the surface than bones. The explosive controversy and resulting lawsuit also raised a far more fundamental question: Who owns history? Many Indians see archeologists as desecrators of tribal rites and traditions; archeologists see their livelihoods and science threatened by the 1990 Federal ... Read more

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