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  • Archaeology as a Tool of Civic Engagement

    Archaeology as a Tool of Civic Engagement is an indispensable resource for archaeologists and the communities in which they work. The authors are intensely committed to developing effective models for participating in the civic renewal movement - through active engagement in community life, in development offor interpretive and educational programming, and for in participation in debates and ... Leer más

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  • The Powhatan Landscape

    An Archaeological History of the Algonquian Chesapeake

    Series series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology
    An open access edition of this book was published with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities.Southern Anthropological Society James Mooney AwardNative American history is primarily studied through the lens of European contact, and the story of Virginia's Powhatans traditionally focuses on the English arrival in the Chesapeake. Meanwhile, a deeper indigenous history remains ... Leer más

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  • The Powhatan Indians of Virginia

    Their Traditional Culture

    Series series The Civilization of the American Indian Series
    Among the aspects of Powhatan life that Helen Rountree describes in vivid detail are hunting and agriculture, territorial claims, warfare and treatment of prisoners, physical appearance and dress, construction of houses and towns, education of youths, initiation rites, family and social structure and customs, the nature of rulers, medicine, religion, and even village games, music, and dance ... Leer más

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  • Bayou Built

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  • Coastal Nature, Coastal Culture

    Environmental Histories of the Georgia Coast

    Series series Environmental History and the American South
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    King Philip’s War and the Place of Violence in the Northeast

    Series series The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity
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  • How the New World Became Old

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