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This volume offers a rich and informative introduction to North American archaeology for all those interested in the history and culture of North American natives. Organized around central topics and debates within the discipline. Illustrated with case studies based on the lives of real people, to e...

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Other Authors: Pauketat, Timothy R., Loren, Diana DiPaolo
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.
Series:Blackwell studies in global archaeology.
Subjects:
United States > Antiquities.
North America > Antiquities.
Social archaeology > United States.
Archaeology > United States.
Indians of North America > Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology) > United States.
Excavations (Archaeology) > North America.
Native peoples > Antiquities.
Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Nord > Antiquités.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > États-Unis.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Amérique du Nord.
Archéologie sociale > États-Unis.
Archéologie > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Antiquités.
Amérique du Nord > Antiquités.
Antiquities.
Archaeology.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Social archaeology.
North America.
United States.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:This volume offers a rich and informative introduction to North American archaeology for all those interested in the history and culture of North American natives. Organized around central topics and debates within the discipline. Illustrated with case studies based on the lives of real people, to emphasize human agency, cultural practice, the body, issues of inequality, and the politics of archaeological practice. Highlights current understandings of cultural and historical processes in North America and situates these understandings within a global perspective.
Physical Description:xvi, 398 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0631231838
9780631231837
0631231846
9780631231844