Browse by Subject: Archaeology
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Ethnographies and Archaeologies explores the many different ways that the archaeological past is used to create meaning in the present.
Although figurines are among the most abundant class of artifacts known in the vast Mesoamerican culture, this is the premier single volume to examine these figurines from the Olmec to the Aztec civilizations.
Bioarchaeology and Identity in the Americas represents an important shift in the interpretation of skeletal remains in the Americas.
By combining archaeological data grounded in the material culture of the Seneca Townley-Read site with historical documents, Jordan answers larger questions about the Seneca's cultural sustainability and durability in an era of intense colonial pressures. He offers a detailed reconstruction of daily life in the Seneca community and demonstrates that they were extremely selective about which aspects of European material culture, plant and animal species, and lifeways they allowed into their territory.
