Bones, Boats, and Bison : Archeology and the First Colonization of Western North America,9780826321381

Bones, Boats, and Bison : Archeology and the First Colonization of Western North America

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ISBN13: 9780826321381
ISBN10: 0826321380
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-01-01
Publisher(s): Univ of New Mexico Pr
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Summary

This revolutionary synthesis dispels the stereotype of big game hunters following mammoths across the Bering Land Bridge, while painting a vivid picture of marine mammal hunters, fishers, and general foragers colonizing the New World.

Author Biography

E. James Dixon is curator of archeology at the Denver Museum of Natural History.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
viii
List of Tables
x
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
The Dawn of Paleoindian Archeology
1(18)
The First Colonization of North America
19(26)
North America's Oldest Sites
45(46)
Early Sites in Mexico, and Central and South America
91(20)
Learning from Those Who Have Gone Before
111(38)
Interpreting Cultural Development
149(16)
Alaska and the Pacific Northwest Prior to 8,000 B.P.
165(28)
The Far West and Mexico Prior to 8,000 B.P.
193(20)
The Great Plains Prior to 8,000 B.P.
213(30)
Summary and Speculation
243(14)
Bibliography 257(56)
Index 313

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