Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Southwestern United States:
Average Rating: out of 3 Reviews
Price: $39.95
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Manufacturer: Indiana University Press
EAN (European Article Number): 9780253339126
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Noel D. Justice
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.01
Publication Date: 2002-04-01
Reading Level: 352
Description: The American Southwest is the focus for this new volume in Noel Justice's series of important reference works that survey, describe, and categorise the projectile point and cutting tools used in prehistory by Native American peoples. Written for archaeologists and amateur collectors alike, the book describes over 50 types of stone arrowhead and spear points according to period, culture, and region. With the knowledge of someone trained to fashion projectile points with techniques used by the Indians, Justice describes how the points were made, used, and re-sharpened. His detailed drawings show how the Indians shaped their tools, what styles were peculiar to which regions, and how the various types can best be identified. There are hundreds of drawings, organised by type cluster and other identifying characteristics. The book also includes distribution maps and colour plates which will further aid the researcher or collector in identifying specific periods, cultures, and projectile types.
Customer Reviews
Review Summary: Very good book
Date: 2008-07-23
Details: I think this book is a very good book,in that it is a counter to the typical "price guide" arrowhead books, this book does not go that route, and discusses the lithics in more of a professional manner, and is more for people who are interested in the cultures, and the lithics and not in what something is worth. The only critique I have is that the book trys to cover too large an area...i would prefer one that is aimed at specific states (even though the boundaries lap over state lines), and would prefer the author to stick with established nomenclature as to lumping points into various categories. I think the book is headed in the right direction but needs improvements.
Review Summary: stone age spear and arrow points of the southwestern u.s.
Date: 2007-06-26
Details: excellant point type guide to arrowheads of the southwest. Much information on the cultures that made them and on how they were made.
Review Summary: Wow!
Date: 2003-07-11
Details: This is an essential reference. Noel Justice has done an amazing job of gathering the references and synthesizing a very complex and diverse array of "spear and arrow points" in this volume. I can also recommend "Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of California and the Great Basin". Well worth the rather high price.
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