North America before the European invasions
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North America before the European invasions
Routledge, 2017
2nd Edition
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-257) and index
First edition published by Longman 2002
Description and Table of Contents
Description
North America Before the European Invasions tells the histories of North American peoples from first migrations in the Late Glacial Age, sixteen thousand years ago or more, to the European invasions following Columbus's arrival. Contrary to invaders' propaganda, North America was no wilderness, and its peoples had developed a variety of sophisticated resource uses, including intensive agriculture and cities in Mexico and the Midwest. Written in an easy-flowing style, the book is a true history although based primarily on archeological material. It reflects current emphasis within archaeology on rejecting the notion of "pre"-history, instead combining archaeology with post-Columbian ethnographies and histories to present the long histories of North America's native peoples, most of them still here and still part of the continent's history.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 - FIRST AMERICANS
Chapter 2 - THE ARCHAIC PERIOD: 7000- 1000 bce
Chapter 3 - NUCLEAR AMERICA
Chapter 4 - CLASSICAL ERA
Chapter 5 - EARLY WOODLAND, 1000-100 BCE
Chapter 6 - MIDDLE WOODLAND, 100 bcE-400 CE
Chapter 7 - THE WEST COAST
Chapter 8 - LATE WOODLAND, TO 1600 CE
Chapter 9 - CAHOKIA AND THE MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD, 950-1600 CE
Chapter 10 - THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
Chapter 11 - THE INTERIOR WEST
Chapter 12 - THE NORTH
Chapter 13 - OVERVIEW: THE UNITED STATES, 1600
Chapter 14 - ISSUES AND PUZZLES
Sources for Chapters
Bibliography
Index
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