North American Archaeology
Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology
1. Auflage November 2004
416 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-23184-4
John Wiley & Sons
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.
Series Editors' Preface.
Preface.
List of Figures.
Notes on Contributors.
1. Alternative Histories and North American Archaeology (Timothy
R. Pauketat and Diana DiPaolo Loren).
2. The Peopling of North America (J.M. Adovasio and David
Pedler).
3. Tempo and Scale in the Evolution of Social Complexity in
Western North America: Four Case Studies (Kenneth M. Ames).
4. Structure and Practice in the Archaic Southeast (Kenneth E.
Sassaman).
5. The Enigmatic Hopewell of the Eastern Woodlands (William S.
Dancey).
6. Farming and Social Complexity in the Northeast (Elizabeth
Chilton).
7. The Evolution of the Plains Village Tradition (Dale R.
Henning).
8. The Forgotten History of the Mississippians (Timothy R.
Pauketat).
9. Beyond the Mold: Questions of Inequality of Southwest
Villages (Michelle Hegmon).
10. Chaco and Paquime: Complexity, History, Landscape (Stephen
H. Lekson).
11. Social and Physical Landscapes of Contact (Stephen W.
Sulliman).
12. Creolization in the French and Sapnish Colonies (Diana
DiPaolo Loren).
13. Before the Revolution: Archaeology and the African Diaspora
on the Atlantic Seaboard (Theresa A. Singleton).
14. Representing and Repatriating the Past (Joe Watkins).
15. Labor and Class in the American West (Dean J. Saitta).
Glossary.
Index.
Preface.
List of Figures.
Notes on Contributors.
1. Alternative Histories and North American Archaeology (Timothy
R. Pauketat and Diana DiPaolo Loren).
2. The Peopling of North America (J.M. Adovasio and David
Pedler).
3. Tempo and Scale in the Evolution of Social Complexity in
Western North America: Four Case Studies (Kenneth M. Ames).
4. Structure and Practice in the Archaic Southeast (Kenneth E.
Sassaman).
5. The Enigmatic Hopewell of the Eastern Woodlands (William S.
Dancey).
6. Farming and Social Complexity in the Northeast (Elizabeth
Chilton).
7. The Evolution of the Plains Village Tradition (Dale R.
Henning).
8. The Forgotten History of the Mississippians (Timothy R.
Pauketat).
9. Beyond the Mold: Questions of Inequality of Southwest
Villages (Michelle Hegmon).
10. Chaco and Paquime: Complexity, History, Landscape (Stephen
H. Lekson).
11. Social and Physical Landscapes of Contact (Stephen W.
Sulliman).
12. Creolization in the French and Sapnish Colonies (Diana
DiPaolo Loren).
13. Before the Revolution: Archaeology and the African Diaspora
on the Atlantic Seaboard (Theresa A. Singleton).
14. Representing and Repatriating the Past (Joe Watkins).
15. Labor and Class in the American West (Dean J. Saitta).
Glossary.
Index.
"[I] think that every instructor of North American prehistory
should own this book, because I think it will enrich their lectures
and widen their perspectives, whether they agree with the positions
taken by the authors or not." (Journal of the Royal
Anthropological Institute, September 2008)
"North American Archaeology generally achieves its aims;
it is an easy read and explains many key concepts in an
approachable way for upper level students." (Australian
Archaeology)
should own this book, because I think it will enrich their lectures
and widen their perspectives, whether they agree with the positions
taken by the authors or not." (Journal of the Royal
Anthropological Institute, September 2008)
"North American Archaeology generally achieves its aims;
it is an easy read and explains many key concepts in an
approachable way for upper level students." (Australian
Archaeology)
Timothy R. Pauketat is Associate Professor of Anthropology
at the University of Illinois. He has conducted research in the
America Bottom, particularly Cahokia, and pioneered research in
archaeology of traditions, agency, and political economy. His
recent books include Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians
(2004) and The Archaeology of Traditions (2001).
Diana DiPaolo Loren is an Associate Curator at the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.
Her research on French and Spanish colonial sites contributes to
the study of issues of creolization, race, identity, and the
body.
at the University of Illinois. He has conducted research in the
America Bottom, particularly Cahokia, and pioneered research in
archaeology of traditions, agency, and political economy. His
recent books include Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians
(2004) and The Archaeology of Traditions (2001).
Diana DiPaolo Loren is an Associate Curator at the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.
Her research on French and Spanish colonial sites contributes to
the study of issues of creolization, race, identity, and the
body.
