Description: This collection of essays is designed to revolutionize the way archeologists approach the study of enclosures, clearly illustrating the difficulties in interpreting these sites, and showing that their builders had widely diverse purposes. (Archaeology/Anthropology)
This book explores the importance of the Crane Site to the study of Palaeoeskimo history of the Arctic. Its discovery in 1987 on the Cape Bathurst Peninsula in the western Arctic was an archaeological bonanza. The examination of artifacts and fauna that date from the early to middle centuries of the last millennium B.C. confirms that Palaeoeskimo culture in this area progressed at a much slower rate than elsewhere.
Description: This volume provides a descriptive overview of the cultural complexity on the northwest coast that stretches from northern California to Alaska. Topics covered range from the earliest settlements to the subsequent cultural diversities in native American populations. Maps, charts, and illustrations further enhance the book's interest and appeal.
Key Features * Chapters include exhaustive research on such topics as: * The evolution of individual cultures * History of various archaeological research findings * Studies of the initial colonization of the northwest coast
Description: Explores the many questions that still surround the Pleistocene cultures of 12,000 years ago and the adaptations of these early civilizations to the last great ice age, covering issues such as the time of arrival of the first Americans, adaptation to various environments, and the use by early people of high-altitude sites.
