 | All the King's Horses
Essays on the Impact of Looting and the Illicit Antiquities Trade on Our Knowledge of the Past
Edited by Paula K. Lazrus and Alex Barker
2012
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This volume examines the impact of looting and
the use of artifacts of unknown provenance in the humanities and social sciences, ranging from the impact of amnesty laws for reporting stolen cultural property to the use of
Google Earth to assess the scale of illicit excavations, and from the impact of poorly sourced artifacts on early Mycenaean and Minoan studies to the structure of the growing commercial trade in ancient coins.
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| KINGSHORSES |
 | Archaeological Narratives of the North American Great Plains
From Ancient Pasts to Historic Resettlement
Sarah J. Trabert and Kacy L. Hollenback
2021
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Stretching from Canada to Texas and the foothills of the Rockies to the Mississippi River, the North American Great Plains have a complex and ancient history. The region has been home to Native peoples for at least 16,000 years. This volume is a synthesis of what is known about the Great Plains from an archaeological perspective, but it also highlights Indigenous knowledge, viewpoints, and concerns for a more holistic understanding of both ancient and more recent pasts. Written for readers unfamiliar with archaeology in the region, the book emphasizes connections between past peoples and contemporary Indigenous nations, highlighting not only the history of the area but also new theoretical understandings that move beyond culture history. This overview illustrates the importance of the Plains in studies of exchange, migration, conflict, and sacred landscapes, as well as contact and colonialism in North America. In addition, the volume includes considerations of federal policies and legislation, as well as Indigenous social movements and protests over the last hundred years so that archaeologists can better situate Indigenous heritage, contemporary Indigenous concerns, and lasting legacies of colonialism today.
Price: 27.95
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| PLAINS |
 | California's Ancient Past:From Pacific to the Range of Light
Jeanne E. Arnold and Michael R. Walsh
2010
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“With California’s Ancient Past, Arnold and Walsh [offer] a well-written, interesting, and succinct archaeological summary of California from the terminal Pleistocene to historic contact.”—David S. Whitley, Journal of Anthropological Research
“California’s Ancient Past is an excellent introduction and overview of the archaeology and ancient peoples of this diverse and dynamic part of North America. Written in a concise and approachable
format, the book provides an excellent foundation for students, the general public, and scholars working in other regions around the world. This book will be an important source of information on California’s ancient past for years to come.”—Torben C. Rick, Smithsonian Institution
Price: 12.95
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| CALIFORNIABK |
 | Food Production in Native North America
An Archaeological Perspective
Kristen J. Gremillion
2018
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This book provides a broad overview of the development of agriculture and other forms of resource management by the Native peoples of North America. Its geographical scope includes most of the continent's temperate zone, but regions where agriculture took hold are emphasized. Temporally, this volume looks back as far as the first indigenous domesticates that emerged in the midcontinental region and follows the story into the era of European conquest.
"This is an authoritative yet accessible book
reflecting the distinguished career of the
author. It is well indexed with extensive
references."—Lytton John Musselman, Plant Science Bulletin
Price: 24.95
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| FOOD |
 | Hawaii's Past in a World of Pacific Islands
James M. Bayman and Thomas S. Dye
2013
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Given its relatively late encounter with the West,
Hawaii offers an exciting opportunity to study a
society whose traditional lifeways and technologies
were recorded in native oral traditions and written
documents before they were changed by contact
with non-Polynesian cultures. This book chronicles
the role of archaeology in constructing a narrative of Hawaii’s
cultural past, focusing on material evidence dating from the
Polynesians’ first arrival on Hawaii’s shores about a millennium ago
to the early decades of settlement by Americans and Europeans in
the nineteenth century. A final chapter discusses new directions
taken by native Hawaiians toward changing the practice of
archaeology in the islands today.
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| HAWAIIBOOK |
 | Hinterlands to Cities
The Archaeology of Northwest Mexico and Its Vecinos
Matthew C. Pailes and Michael T. Searcy
2022
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This approachable book is a comprehensive synthesis of Northwest Mexico from the US border to the Mesoamerican frontier. Filling a vital gap in the regional literature, it serves as an essential reference not only for those interested in the specific history of this area of Mexico but western North America writ large. A period-by-period review of approximately 14,000 years reveals the dynamic connections that knitted together societies inhabiting the Sea of Cortez coast, the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, and the Sierra Madre Occidental. Networks of interaction spanned these diverse ecological, topographical, and cultural terrains in the millennia following the demise of the megafauna. The authors provide a fresh perspective that refutes depictions of the Northwest as a simple filter or conduit of happenings to the north or south, and they highlight the role local motivations and dynamics played in facilitating continental-scale processes.
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| HINT |
 | Northwest Coast: Archaeology as Deep History
Madonna L. Moss
2011
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This concise overview of the archeology of the Northwest Coast of North America challenges stereotypes about complex hunter-gatherers.Madonna Moss argues that these ancient societies were first and foremost fishers and food producers and merit study outside socio-evolutionary frameworks. Moss approaches the archaeological record on
its own terms, recognizing that changes through time often
reflect sampling and visibility of the record itself. The book
synthesizes current research and is accessible to students and professionals alike.
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| NORTHWESTBK |
 | Oaxaca: Arqueología de una Región Mesoamericana
Nelly Robles García
2019
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Este libro ofrece una visión general de la arqueología de la región oaxaqueña, abordada desde sus orígenes, con los científicos del siglo XIX, hasta los estudios más recientes en la época moderna. Ubicada en el sur de México, esta región mesoamericana ha sido considerada como cuna de civilizaciones debido a su ininterrumpido desarrollo cultural, desde la prehistoria hasta nuestros días. El libro se presenta organizado en una manera cronológica, a fin de que el lector pueda comprender el desarrollo de las antiguas culturas que han convivido a lo largo de varios siglos en este agreste territorio. Ofrece una compilación de los conocimientos emanados de los varios proyectos arqueológicos que se han realizado permanentemente en Oaxaca, que han permitido ir construyendo la historia de los grupos humanos asentados desde la etapa lítica hasta la llegada de la conquista europea en las diversas sub-regiones. Muestra también los diversos enfoques de la arqueología mexicana y norteamericana que la han modelado, y que se han complementado de manera afortunada para hacer de Oaxaca una de las regiones más estudiadas de Mesoamérica.
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| OAXACA |
 | Out of the Cold
Archaeology on the Arctic Rim of North America
Owen K. Mason and T. Max Friesen
2018
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The Arctic rim of North America presents one of the most daunting environments for humans. Cold and austere, it is lacking in plants but rich in marine mammals-primarily the ringed seal, walrus, and bowhead whale. In this book, the authors track the history of cultural innovations in the Arctic and Subarctic for the past 12,000 years, including the development of sophisticated architecture, watercraft, fur clothing, hunting technology, and worldviews. Climate change is linked to many of the successes and failures of its inhabitants; warming or cooling periods led to periods of resource abundance or collapse, and in several instances to long-distance migrations. At its western and eastern margins, the Arctic also experienced the impact of Asian and European world systems, from that of the Norse in the East to the Russians in the Bering Strait.
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| OUTOFTHECOLD |
 | Recent Developments in Southeastern Archaeology
From Colonization to Complexity
David G. Anderson and Kenneth E. Sassaman
2012
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This book represents a period-by-period synthesis
of southeastern prehistory designed for high
school and college students, avocational
archaeologists, and interested members of the general public.
It also serves as a basic reference for professional archaeologists
worldwide on the record of a remarkable region.
Price: 12.95
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