Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

From the practices of historic period Native American groups to elite mausoleums, and from almshouse mass graves to the rise in popularity of green burials today,&nbsp;<em>The Archaeology of Cemeteries and Gravemarkers</em>&nbsp;provides an overview of the many facets of this fascinating topic.

Using archaeological and archival information, Chenoweth reveals how a web of connections led to the community&rsquo;s establishment, how Quaker religious practices intersected with other aspects of daily life in the Caribbean, and how these practices were altered to fit a slavery-based economy and society.

This book expands our understanding of peoples far removed from consolidated government control and provides a broad analytical lens through which to examine demographic divides across the globe.

Confirming earlier conclusions that human health declined after the adoption of farming and the rise of civilization, this book greatly enlarges the geographical range of paleopathological studies by including new work from both established and up-and-coming scholars.

This bestselling field guide (the first to be published for this orchid-rich state) has now been updated with 200 new points of fact to to provide the latest developments in orchid research. For all levels of enthusiast.

Yvonne Conde presents poignant stories from individuals who left Cuba between 1960 and 1962 in one of the world&rsquo;s largest political exoduses of children.

This volume engages with social theory and considers diverse, non-Western worldviews to explore concepts of life and death in past societies of the Indigenous Americas.

This book is a comprehensive identification guide to the 222 species of fishes in Florida&rsquo;s fresh waters. Each species is presented with color photographs, key characteristics for identification, comparisons to similar species, habitat descriptions, and dot distribution maps.