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Book SynopsisEdited by Susan M. Alt Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry Jim Skibo, Series Editor Anthropology and Archaeology Many archaeologists have long been frustrated with the traditional, reductionist representation of complexity. Yet, even after years of debate, there seem to be never ending disagreements over the complexity of places like Chaco Canyon, Cahokia, and Poverty Point. This matters, because there are political and scholarly implications to calling any place or people more or less complex. In North America especially, given historical biases and the mound-builder myth, archaeologists need to rethink complexity as they seek to explain the past. Based on a Society of American Archaeology symposium, Ancient Complexities offers a current overview of what is meant by cultural complexity and how archaeologists study the development of complex societies in North America. Taking a critical look at how accepted definitions of complexity have bounded our thinking about ancient societies, this volume presents new theoretical perspectives and states a case for the need for different definitions in order to move this discussion ahead. This collection by scholars of North American archaeology is a must read for anyone wishing to be abreast of the most current dialogue on complexity taking place in modern archaeology.Table of ContentsSusan Alt, ed., Ancient Complexities: Contents List of FiguresList of Tables1. Considering Complexity: Confounding Categories with Practices Susan M. Alt2. (E)mergent Complexities during the Archaic Period in Northeast Florida Asa R. Randall and Kenneth E. Sassaman3. Hunter-Gatherer Ritual and Complexity: New Evidence from Poverty Point, Louisiana Tristram R. Kidder4. Practicing Complexity (Past and Present) at Kolomoki Thomas J. Pluckhahn5. Sacrificing Complexity: Renewal through Ohio Hopewell Rituals Bretton Giles6. Mobile Farmers and Sedentary Models: Horticulture and Cultural Transitions in Late Woodland and Contact Period New England Elizabeth S. Chilton7. Confounding Kinship: Ritual Regional Organization in Northern Michigan, A.D. 1200-1600 Meghan C. L. Howey8. Complexity in Action(s): Retelling the Cahokia Story Susan M. Alt9. Categories of Complexity and the Preclusion of Practice Jon Bernard Marcoux and Gregory D. Wilson10. Landscapes of Complexity in the U.S. Southwest: The Hohokam, Chacoans, and Peer Polity Interaction Jill E. Neitzel11. The Good Gray Intermediate: Why Native Societies of North America Can't Be States Stephen H. Lekson12. A People’s History of the American Southwest Severin Fowles13. Downsizers, Upgraders, Cultural Constructors, and Social Producers Robert Chapman14. The Unbearable Lightness of Complexity Norman YoffeeList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisEastern North America has one of the largest inventories of Paleoindian sites anywhere in the Americas. Despite this rich record of early human settlement during the late Pleistocene, there are few widely published reports or summaries of Paleoindian research in the region. The contributors to this volume present more than four decades of Early Paleoindian research in eastern North America, including previously unpublished site reports and updates on recent research. Their work helps create a more cohesive picture of the early human occupation of North America. This data-rich volume provides specific information on artifacts and basic site descriptions which will allow for more thorough comparisons of eastern fluted point sites. Divided into four sections— chronology and environment, reinvestigations of classic sites, new sites and perspectives, and synthesis and conclusions— the volume will encourage further consideration of the sites included and their role in shaping our understanding of huntergatherer lifeways during the late Pleistocene. In the Eastern Fluted Point Tradition is a must read for scholars of Paleoindian archaeology and those generally interested in the prehistory of North America.Trade Review“Over 40 years in the making, this hefty volume provides an invaluable compilation of data and interpretations. Older classic sites as well as more recent discoveries are brought together in a useful contemporary synthesis which brings eastern Paleoindian research into mainstream North American studies.”—Albert C. Goodyear, Institute of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of South Carolina “This book would have very little competition from existing works and be much in demand amongst the large potential readership that works in this field.”—Christopher J. Ellis, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada “This book significantly advances our understanding of human populations in the eastern North America during the late Pleistocene. Collectively, the site studies and synthetic chapters provide new insights on eastern Paleoindian adaptations to the changing environments these people encountered at the end of Ice Age. Such research offers a timely human perspective from the past as we contemplate abrupt climate change today.”—Jonathan Lothrop, Curator of Archaeology, New York State Museum “Provides a valuable compendium of Paleoindian sites and data, including several previously unreported or under-reported sites. This volume will serve as an important reference and data source, not just for Paleoindian researchers, but also for archaeologists with broader interests in North American prehistory.”—Canadian Journal of ArchaeologyTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceIntroduction - Joseph A. M. GingerichPart I. Paleoindian Chronology and Paleoenvironmental Considerations1. Paleoindian Chronology and the Eastern Fluted Point Tradition - D. Shane Miller and Joseph A. M. Gingerich2. Paleoindian Environment and Subsistence Paradigm Case from New England to Virginia and Ohio. - Lucinda J. McWeeney3. Reconstructing the Pleistocene Environment of the Greater Southeast - Jessi J. HalliganPart II. Reinvestigations of Classic Sites4. A Report on the 2008 Field Investigations at the Shoop Site (36da20) - Kurt W. Carr, J. M. Adovasio, and Frank J. Vento5. Spatial Organization at Bull Brook - Brian S. Robinson and Jennifer C. Ort6. Fifty Years of Discovery at Plenge: Rethinking the Importance of New JerseyÍs Largest Paleoindian Site - Joseph A. M. Gingerich7. The Wells Creek Site: Results of a Reanalysis - Jesse Tune8. The Flint Run Complex: A Quarry Related Paleoindian Complex in the Great Valley of Northern Virginia - Kurt Carr, R. Michael Stewart, Dennis Stanford, and Michael Frank9. Revisiting Shawnee-Minisink - Joseph A. M. GingerichPart III. New Sites and Perspectives10. Paleoindian Toolstone Provisioning and Settlement Organization at the Higgins Site, 18AN489 - John C. Blong11. Topper Site, South Carolina: An Overview of the Clovis Lithic Assemblage from the Topper Hillside - Ashley Smallwood, D. Shane Miller, and Doug Sain12. TennesseeÍs Paleoindian Record: The Cumberland and Lower Tennessee River Watersheds - John R. Broster, Mark Norton, D. Shane Miller, Jesse W. Tune, Jon D. Baker13. Endscrapers, Use-wear and Early Paleoindians in Eastern North America - Thomas LoebelPart IV. Observations on the Early Paleoindian Settlement of Eastern North America14. The Search for Pre-Clovis in Eastern North America: A Critical Evaluation of the Evidence - Stuart Fiedel15. The Weight and Meaning of Eastern Paleoindian Research - Gary Haynes16. Paleoindian Archaeology in Eastern North America: Current Approaches and Future Directions - David G. AndersonList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisIn the 1800s, when California was captivated by gold fever, a small group of Chinese immigrants recognized the fortune to be made from the untapped resources along the Pacific coast, particularly from harvesting the black abalone of southern and Baja California. These immigrants, with skills from humble beginnings in a traditional Chinese fishing province, founded California’s commercial abalone industry and led its growth and expansion for several decades.Today, the physical evidence of historical Chinese abalone fishing on the mainland has been erased by development. On California’s Channel Islands, however, remnants of temporary abalone collecting and processing camps lie scattered along the coastlines. These sites hold a treasure trove of information, stories, lifeways, and history. Todd Braje uses them to explore the history of Chinese abalone fishing, presenting a microcosm of the broader history of Chinese immigrants in America.Trade Review“Although other authors have documented aspects of the rise and fall of commercial abalone fishing, to my knowledge none has the particular focus of Braje’s book: the social context of the industry and links to a deeper history. The book will have a significant impact in the fields of conservation of marine resources and marine habitat restoration.” —Michael A. Glassow, Professor Emeritus and Research Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara “A new and unique contribution to historical archaeology, the historical archaeologies of Chinese immigrants in the Americas, zooarchaeology, environmental archaeology, historical ecology, and western history. An innovative piece of work.” —Mark Warner, professor of anthropology and department chair, University of Idaho “This is archaeology with a purpose, committed not only to documenting the decline of an ecosystem, but also contributing to its restoration and to communicating this mission with wider academic and public audiences. This is a call to arms, addressing historical wrongs and mapping a sustainable future; it is fascinating, highly readable and recommended.” —Antiquity “An informative and enjoyable read for public and scientific audiences alike. Based on his research focused on the nineteenth-century commercial Chinese abalone fishing industry in California, Braje convincingly makes the argument that the deep time perspective historical ecology can provide should be embraced by marine ecologists, fisheries biologists, resource managers, and policy makers to help address modern ecological issues. … [The book] sends a powerful message about the immediate need for an interdisciplinary approach to our world’s most pressing ecological challenges.”—California Archaeology

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Book SynopsisAlthough most ceramic studies describe vessel production and use, the causes and rates of pottery discard are often neglected in archaeological studies. Michael Shott presents analytical methods for determining pottery use life and demonstrates why use life should not be overlooked. Over a five-year period Shott inventoried the household pottery of about twenty-five homes in five towns in Michoacán, Mexico, recording age and types of use. He also looked at a subsample on a monthly basis over two years to estimate the magnitude of early vessel failure that would go unnoticed in an annual census. His analysis of about 900 vessels clearly shows that context does not explain use life, but vessel size does. Bigger pots last longer. Consulting other ethnoarchaeological sources for comparison and cross-cultural perspectives, Shott shows that his results can be applied to other archaeological datasets for determining numbers of original whole vessels as well as site occupation span.Trade Review“I found this to be an exceptionally clearly formulated and presented study and was highly impressed with the author’s rigor in carrying it out. As he points out, this is hard and inglorious work that needs to be done if we are to understand the archaeological record.” —J. Theodore PeÑa, professor of Roman archaeology, University of California, Berkeley, and director, Pompeii Artifact Life History Project, Pompeii, Italy “Michael J. Shott is an eminent authority on cultural formation processes. This data-rich ethnoarchaeological study of MichoacÁn domestic ceramics sheds new light on quantitative transformations from systemic context to archaeological context. Shott’s empirically grounded and well-qualified generalizations provide archaeologists who study ceramic assemblages worldwide with essential analytical tools. This spectacular book, Shott’s labor of love, is truly a magnum opus.” —Michael Brian Schiffer, author of Archaeology’s Footprints in the Modern World

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Book SynopsisOffering a rare look into the lives of enslaved peoples and slave masters in early New England, Slavery in the Age of Reason analyzes the results of extensive archaeological excavations at the Isaac Royall House and Slave Quarters, a National Historic Landmark and museum in Medford, Massachusetts.Isaac Royall (1677-1739) was the largest slave owner in Massachusetts in the mid-eighteenth century, and in this book the Royall family and their slaves become the central characters in a compelling cultural-historical narrative. The family’s ties to both Massachusetts and Antigua provide a comparative perspective on the transcontinental development of modern ideologies of individualism, colonialism, slavery, and race.Alexandra A. Chan examines the critical role of material culture in the construction, mediation, and maintenance of social identities and relationships between slaves and masters at the farm. She explores landscapes and artifacts discovered at the site not just as inanimate objects or “cultural leftovers,” but rather as physical embodiments of the assumptions, attitudes, and values of the people who built, shaped, or used them. These material things, she argues, provide a portal into the mind-set of people long gone-not just of the Royall family who controlled much of the material world at the farm, but also of the enslaved, who made up the majority of inhabitants at the site, and who left few other records of their experience.Using traditional archaeological techniques and analysis, as well as theoretical perspectives and representational styles of post-processualist schools of thought, Slavery in the Age of Reason is an innovative volume that portrays the Royall family and the people they enslaved “from the inside out.” It should put to rest any lingering myth that the peculiar institution was any less harsh or complex when found in the North.

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Book SynopsisOver the last decade, the field of American historical archaeology has seen enormous growth in the study of people of African descent. This edited volume is the first dedicated solely to archaeology and the construction of gender in an African American context. The common thread running through this collection is not a shared definition of gender or an agreed-upon feminist approach, but rather a regional thread, a commitment to understanding ethnicity and gender within the social, political, and ideological structures of the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American South. Taken together, these essays represent a departure in historical archaeology, an important foray into the study of the construction of gender within various African American communities that is based in the archaeological record. Those interested in historical archaeology, history, women's studies and African American studies will find this a valuable addition to the literature. Topics range from gendered residential and consumption patterns in colonial Virginia and the construction of identity in Middle Tennessee to midwifery practices in postbellum Louisiana.

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Book SynopsisWhat can a cemetery tell us about the social and cultural dynamics of a place and time? Anthropologist Alison Bell suggests that cemeteries participate in the grassroots cultural work of crafting social connections, even as they test the transcendental durability of the deceased person and provide a measure of a culture's values. In The Vital Dead, Bell applies this framework to the communities of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley and the cemeteries that have both claimed them and, paradoxically, sustained them.Bell surveys objects left on graves, images and epitaphs on grave markers, and other artifacts of material culture to suggest a landscape of symbols maintaining relationships across the threshold of death. She explores cemetery practice and its transformation over time and largely presents her interpretations as a struggle against alienation. Rich in evocative examples both contemporary and historical, Bell's analysis stems from fieldwork interviews, archival sources, and recent anthropological theory. The book's chapters range across cemetery types, focusing on African American burials, the grave sites of institutionalized individuals, and modern community memorials. Ultimately, The Vital Dead is an account of how lives, both famous and forgotten, become transformed and energized through the communities and things they leave behind to produce profound and unexpected narratives of mortality. Bell's deft storytelling coupled with skill for scholarly analysis make for a fascinating and emotionally moving read.Groundbreaking in its approach, The Vital Dead makes important contributions to cemetery and material culture studies, as well as the fields of anthropology, archaeology, history, geography, and folklore.

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Book SynopsisWalter E. Klippel came to the University of Tennessee in 1977 as an assistant professor of anthropology. In the forty years that followed, he supervised and mentored countless students in archaeology and biological anthropology, published more than fifty journal articles and book chapters, and assembled a zooarchaeological comparative collection of national significance. During his tenure, Klippel’s important contributions to the field of zooarchaeology would impact not only his students and colleagues but the development of zooarchaeological research as a whole. Even after his retirement in 2017, Klippel’s influence is readily apparent in the studies of his contemporaries. North American Zooarchaeology: Reflections on History and Continuity is their tribute to his work.Developed by friends, students, and colleagues of Walter Klippel, North American Zooarchaeology presents a wide-ranging collection of essays through the lens of his remarkable career. Each chapter of the volume represents a prevailing theme notable in Klippel’s research, including geological and landscape contexts, taphonomy, and the incorporation of actualistic methodologies and new technologies into zooarchaeological analyses. The diversity of topics represented across the ten chapters showcase just how extensive Klippel’s research interests are and suggest how much contemporary zooarchaeology owes to his vision. The authors take up this broad palette to explore the various ways in which the framework of zooarchaeology can be used and applied in nontraditional settings.With a foreword by Bonnie Styles and Bruce McMillan, longtime friends and colleagues of Walter Klippel, this volume reflects on the history and continuity of zooarchaeology in North America and honors one of its most notable contemporary contributors. With its multifaceted approach, this volume is sure to appeal to a broad array of practitioners in the field of zooarchaeology.

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Book SynopsisDuring the Potato Famine of the nineteenth century, about one million Irish people perished from starvation and disease, while more than two million fled the country in fear and desperation, with some 850,000 landing in New York City. After a difficult journey, many found themselves impoverished, taking dangerous jobs, and battling miserable living conditions in an unfamiliar urban landscape. These circumstances resulted in high rates of illness, injury, and death compared with other immigrant groups and native-born Americans. In this profound study, Meredith B. Linn explores three kinds of afflictions—typhus fever, tuberculosis, and work-related injuries—that disproportionately affected Irish immigrants, tracing how existing medical ideas and technologies intersected with American prejudices to further conspire against this once culturally distinct group. Linn makes a compelling case for how Americans’ interpretations of the visible bodily changes wrought by typhus fever and injuries contributed to essentializing and dehumanizing biases against these new immigrants, while tuberculosis—with its symptoms of fatigue, pallor, and emaciation—enabled Americans to see individuals beyond stereotypes and to recognize the equal humanity of the Irish. Drawing upon extensive archaeological records, folkloric sources, and historical documents, Linn presents what she terms a “visceral historical archaeology”—a perspective rooted in historical archaeology and medical anthropology—to illuminate the experiences of these immigrants. She investigates their health-related ideas and practices and reveals their efforts to heal themselves using popular remedies from Ireland and several new American commodities. Laden with heartrending stories from real working-class Irish and their American doctors, this richly illustrated book provides new perspectives about urban experience in the context of the Irish diaspora and invites contemplation about how illness, injury, and healing have affected the lives and reception of newcomers to the US.

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Book SynopsisGhost Galleon tells the story of archaeologists' twenty-year search on a desolate beach in Baja California for the enigmatic remains of a Spanish galleon that disappeared without a trace more than four centuries ago. Carrying a cargo of Asian riches to the New World, Manila galleons forged the final link in the unification of the world through commerce by their annual voyages across the Pacific Ocean. Here, author Edward Von der Porten relates how a chance viewing of Chinese porcelain sherds in a museum catalog led him, his wife Saryl, and a team of researchers to the beachcombers who discovered the sherds. To Von der Porten, these sherds represented the possibility of something much more significant: one of the earliest known Manila galleon shipwrecks on the West Coast. In collaboration with the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico (INAH), Von der Porten and his colleagues undertook the first of many archaeological expeditions to investigate the site in 1999. Over twenty years, a team of American and Mexican archaeologists recovered thousands of artifacts and concluded that they had located the remains of the cargo from a Spanish galleon-most likely the San Juanillo of 1578. This copiously illustrated, highly accessible work offers an inside view of how archaeologists carefully assemble the evidence that allows scientific reconstruction of past events. Despite the grudging resistance of time, Von der Porten and his colleagues have resurrected the tale of the ill-fated San Juanillo to enrich our understanding and appreciation of the past.

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Book SynopsisPerhaps the oldest modern human settlement in Europe, the archaeological site at DolnÍ Věstonice–Pavlov, located in the rolling, forested plains just north of the Danube River, has yielded a treasure trove of Ice Age artifacts since its first excavation in 1924. The earliest people who lived here some 26,000 years ago produced tools crafted from stone and bone and carved elaborate animal and human figurines fashioned of mammoth ivory and sculptures of fired clay, including the famous 'Venus of DolnÍ Věstonice,' one of the oldest known ceramic artifacts in the world. Interestingly, novelist Jean M. Auel took much of the inspiration for her popular novel, Clan of the Cave Bear, from the discoveries at DolnÍ Věstonice–Pavlov.Richly illustrated throughout, including beautiful color renderings of scenes from Paleolithic life suggested by Svoboda's research, this first English translation of DolnÍ Věstonice-Pavlov: Explaining Paleolithic Settlements in Central Europe is sure to provide not only vital information for scholars, researchers, and students but also insightful and thought-provoking background for interested general readers.Trade ReviewThis collection of sites is the richest complex known from the Paleolithic . . . It also boasts the world's oldest ceramics, evidence of textiles, and human fingerprints. . . . JiřÍ Svoboda has written a book that does justice to these crucially important sites." - Erik Trinkhaus, editor (most recently) of The People of Palomas

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Book SynopsisThis is part of a three-volume final report of the renewed excavations at Ramat Raḥel by the Tel Aviv–Heidelberg Expedition (2005−2010). It presents the finds from the Babylonian-Persian pit, one of the most dramatic find-spots at Ramat Raḥel. The pit yielded a rich assemblage of pottery vessels and yhwd, lion, and sixth-century “private” stamp impressions, including, for the first time, complete restored stamped jars, jars bearing two handles stamped with different yhwd impressions, and jars bearing both lion and “private” stamp impressions on their bodies. Residue analysis was conducted on many of the vessels excavated from the pit to analyze their contents, yielding surprising results. The finds contribute to our understanding of the pottery of the Babylonian and early Persian periods (6th−5th centuries BCE) and to the study of the development of the stamped-jar administration in the province of Yehud under Babylonian and Persian rule.Also available from Eisenbrauns: Ramat Raḥel III: Final Publication of Aharoni'’s Excavations at Ramat Raḥel (1954, 1959–1962) by Oded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot, and Liora Freud; and Ramat Raḥel IV: The Renewed Excavations by the Tel Aviv–Heidelberg Expedition (2005–2010): Stratigraphy and Architecture, by Oded Lipschits, Mandred Oeming, and Yuval Gadot.Trade Review“This volume gives a remarkably clear overview of historical developments from the 6th to 2nd centuries BCE.”—Lester L. Grabbe Journal for the Study of the Old TestamentTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: The “Riddle of Ramat Raḥel” and the Problem of Identifying the Material Culture of the Babylonian and Early Persian PeriodsOded Lipschits1. A Short History of the Site and its ExcavationsOded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot and Manfred Oeming2. The Excavation of the PitOded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot, Liora Freud and Manfred Oeming3. StratigraphyEfrat Bocher, Yuval Godot and Oded Lipschits4. The Pottery AssemblageLiora Freud5. Attic ImportsS. Rebecca Martin6. Lion Stamp Impressions from the Babylonian PeriodOded Lipschits and Ido Koch7. “Private” Stamp Impressions from the Babylonian PeriodMadadh Richey, David S. Vanderhooft and Oded Lipschits8. YHWD Stamp ImpressionsOded Lipschits and David S. Vanderhooft9. Potter’s Marks and IncisionsLiora Freud10. Organic Content of Persian YHWD-Stamped Storage JarsDvory Namdar, Oded Lipschits, Liora Freud and Yuval Gadot11. Isolation and Characterization of Live Yeast Cells from a Mead VesselTzemach Aouizerat, Itai Gutman, Yuval Gadot, Daniel Gelman, Amir Szitenberg, Elyashiv Drori, Ania Pinkus, Miriam Schoemann, Rachel Kaplan, Shunit Coppenhagen-Glazer, Oded Lipschits, Michael Klutstein and Ronen Hazan12. The Faunal RemainsDierdre N. Fulton13. Synthesis and SummaryOded Lipschits, Liora Freud, Manfred Oeming and Yuval Gadot

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Book SynopsisStorage jars of many shapes and sizes were in widespread use in the ancient world, transporting and storing agricultural products such as wine and oil, crucial to agriculture, economy, trade and subsistence. From the late 8th to the 2nd century BCE, the oval storage jars typical of Judah were often stamped or otherwise marked: in the late 8th and early 7th century BCE with lmlk stamp impressions, later in the 7th century with concentric circle incisions or rosette stamp impressions, in the 6th century, after the fall of Jerusalem, with lion stamp impressions, and in the Persian, Ptolemaic and Seleucid periods (late 6th–late 2nd centuries BCE) with yhwd stamp impressions. At the same time, several ad hoc systems of stamp impressions appeared: “private” stamp impressions were used on the eve of Sennacherib’s campaign, mwṣh stamp impressions after the destruction of Jerusalem, and yršlm impressions after the establishment of the Hasmonean state. While administrative systems that stamped storage jars are known elsewhere in the ancient Near East, the phenomenon in Judah is unparalleled in its scale, variety and continuity, spanning a period of some 600 years without interruption.This is the first attempt to consider the phenomenon as a whole and to develop a unified theory that would explain the function of these stamp impressions and shed new light on the history of Judah during six centuries of subjugation to the empires that ruled the region—as a vassal kingdom in the age of the Assyrian, Egyptian, and Babylonian empires and as a province under successive Babylonian, Persian, Ptolemaic, and Seleucid rule.Trade Review“This is a landmark in the study of ancient Judah.”—Alan Millard Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

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Book SynopsisDo shifts in material culture instigate administrative change, or is it the shifting political winds that affect material culture? This is the central question that Shlomit Bechar addresses in this book, taking the transition from the Middle to Late Bronze Age (seventeenth–fourteenth centuries BCE) in northern Canaan as a test case.Combining archaeological and historical analysis, Bechar identifies the most significant changes evident in architectural and ceramic remains from this period and then explores how and why contemporary political shifts may have influenced, or been influenced by, these developments. Bechar persuasively argues that the Egyptian conquest of the southern Levant—enabled by local economic decline following the expulsion of the Hyksos and the fall of northern Syrian cities—was the impetus for these changes in ceramics and architecture. Using a macro-typological approach to examine the ceramic assemblages, she also discusses the impact of the influx of Aegean imports, suggesting that while “attached specialists” were primarily responsible for ceramic production in the Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age ceramics were increasingly made by “independent specialists,” another important result of the new administrative system created following Thutmose III’s campaign.An important contribution to our understanding of the transition between the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, this original and insightful book will appeal to specialists in the Bronze Age Levant, especially those interested in using ceramic assemblages to examine social and political change.Trade Review“Bechar has undertaken an in-depth study of the ceramics at Hazor and put its assemblage in dialogue with those of surrounding settlements, which will be extremely useful for archaeologists working in the region. This study allows her to make important conclusions—such as the fact that pottery shapes at Tel Arqa in the LB II become less similar to those in the Southern Levant and more similar to those of the Northern Levant. In border zones where allegiances fluctuate, this kind of ceramic shift may represent one of the few available ways to understand political shifts at the time.”—Ellen Morris,author of Ancient Egyptian Imperialism“This is a well-researched study that fills several knowledge gaps about the economy and livelihood of the Canaanite peoples during the upheavals of LBI and LBII.”—Mark A. Awabdy Society for Old Testament Study Booklist (JSOT)Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsList of TablesAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Introduction1.1 General Introduction1.2 Research Questions and Aims of Study1.3 Geographical Framework1.4 Chronological Framework1.5 Historical Background: The Sixteenth-Fourteenth Centuries BCE in the Ancient Near East1.6 State of Research1.7 Economic Models and Pottery Production: Theoretical Framework1.8 Economic Model for the Southern Levant1.9 Methodology1.10 Research OutlineChapter 2. The Transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age: Architectural Aspects at Hazor2.1 Background2.2 The Architectural Evidence2.3 The Built Environment of the Lower City2.4 Crisis Architecture2.5 Historical Implications2.6 ConclusionsChapter 3. The Middle Bronze Age-Late Bronze Age Transition in the Levant: Architectural Aspects3.1 Introduction3.2 The Southern Levant3.3 Northern Levant: Lebanon3.4 Northern Levant: Syria3.5 Summary and ConclusionsChapter 4. Pottery Assemblages from the Middle and Late Bronze Ages4.1 Methodology4.2 Typological Scheme4.3 Discussion by Site4.4 Discussion and SummaryChapter 5. Discussion and Conclusions5.1 Introduction and Summary of Previous Chapters5.2 Historical Implications5.3 Changes in Ceramic Traditions and Consumption5.4 Final Conclusions—From a Superpower in the MBA to a Great Vassal in the LBABibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis volume is the tenth in a series of technical seasonal reports on the excavations of Tall al-ʿUmayri, Jordan, part of the Madaba Plains Project. It covers artifactual finds and related research from excavation fields active during the 2006 season: Field A, the western citadel with Early Iron Age domestic structures; Field B, the western defenses and northwestern domestic quarters showcasing a rare Late Bronze Age temple/palace complex; Field H, the southwestern acropolis boasting a Late Iron I courtyard sanctuary; and Field L, the southern edge with Iron I remains, limited Late Iron II architecture, and the now fully exposed area of a Late Hellenistic agricultural complex. This volume includes an important synthesis of the long-term data on repeating cycles of abatement and intensification of settlement population patterns, and the chapters are supplemented by an article on sherds with incised marks and another on coins found at ʿUmayri in 2006.In addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume include Robert D. Bates, David R. Berge, John W. Betlyon, Kent V. Bramlett, David C. Hopkins, and Gloria A. London.Table of ContentsDedication to Barbara A. PorterPart One: OverviewChapter 1. An Overview of the 2006 Season of the Madaba Plains Project at Tall al-ʿUmayriLarry G. HerrChapter 2. Excavation and Cumulative Results, 1984 to 2006 SeasonsLarry G. HerrPart Two: Tall al-ʿUmayriChapter 3. Field A: The Western Perimeter WallRobert D. BatesChapter 4. Field B: The Northwestern AcropolisKent V. BramlettChapter 5. Field H: The Southwestern CornerDavid R. BergeChapter 6. Field L: The Southern EdgeDavid C. HopkinsPart Three: Subsequent StudiesChapter 7. The PotteryLarry G. HerrChapter 8. The Objects and ArtifactsDouglas R. ClarkAppendix A: Markings on Pottery Excavated in 2006 at Tall al-ʿUmayriGloria A. LondonAppendix B: The Tall al-ʿUmayri Coins from the 2006 SeasonJohn W. BetlyonPlates

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Book SynopsisSpanning more than one hundred years of women's careers and lives, this collection illuminates what it was and is to be a female archaeologist. These personal accounts of researchers, ethnographers, and field archaeologists in the private, public, and academic sectors highlight the unique role women have played in the development of American and Great Basin archaeology. Written by women trained or working in the Great Basin, these accounts reflect the broader landscape of American archaeology, offering a glimpse into a larger narrative about making one's way in a historically male field. By sharing their stories, the authors highlight the positive aspects of the field, recognize the challenges that still exist, and encourage conversations about inclusion, diversity, and the future of archaeology in the Great Basin and beyond. Their authentic and intimate narratives inspire us to look at challenges not as roadblocks, but as opportunities for lifelong growth and success.Trade ReviewThis is a significant work in the history of the science of archaeology. The book will be useful for women considering archaeology as a career choice. I know of no other book that is similar to this one." —Barbara Voorhies, research professor and professor emerita, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara"Any archaeologist involved in field science will find kinship with the authors in this volume. General readers will find this interesting as well. The world needs to know more about strong women and why they were successful." —Mary Lou Larson, professor of archaeology, University of Wyoming

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Book SynopsisDescribing the nature and meaning of artifact spatial patterning can be highly subjective, yet many patterns can be quantified to create general models that are comparable across time periods and geographic space. The authors employ various techniques in this endeavor, including large sample sizes, model-driven analyses of the ethnographic record, bone and lithic refitting, and a careful consideration of artifact attributes that elucidate spatial patterning. Such detailed analyses allow archaeologists to better interpret site formation processes and address large-scale anthropological questions. This volume includes studies that span archaeological and ethnographic contexts, from highly mobile Paleoindian foragers to semi-sedentary preagriculturalists of the Epipaleolithic and modern pastoralists in Mongolia. The authors hold that commonalities in human behavior lead to similar patterns in the organization and maintenance of space by people. They present a series of ideas and approaches to make it easier to recognize universals in human behaviors, which allow archaeologists to better compare intrasite spatial patterns. The book creates a baseline for new intrasite spatial analyses in the twenty-first century.

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Book SynopsisHistorical archaeologists explore landscapes in the American West through many lenses, including culture contact, colonialism, labor, migration, and identity. This volume sets landscape at the center of analysis, examining space (a geographic location) and place (the lived experience of a locale) in their myriad permutations. Divided into three thematic sections—the West as space, the West as community, and the West today—the book pulls together case studies from across the American West and incorporates multivocal contributions and perspectives from archaeology, anthropology, Indigenous studies, history, Latinx studies, geography, and material culture studies. Contributors tackle questions of how historical archaeologists theoretically and methodologically define the West, conveying the historical, mythological, and physical manifestations of placemaking. They confront issues of community and how diverse ethnic, racial, gendered, labor-based, and other demographic populations expressed their identities on and in the Western landscape. Authors also address the continued creation and re-creation of the West today, exploring the impact of the past on people in the present and its influence on modern conceptions of the American West.

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Book SynopsisThe record of human impact on world environments is undeniable; scholarship has shown that the ecosystems we live in today are structured by human behavior. Equally undeniable is the fact that events such as war, disaster, disease, or economic decay have, at various times throughout history, led to the human abandonment of particular environments. What happens to a human-structured environment when the way people use it suddenly changes? In Questioning Rebound, authors Emily Lena Jones and Jacob L. Fisher explore the archaeological record of a time when the human footprint on the land abruptly shifted: the period immediately following European contact in the Americas. During this time of disease-driven mortality, genocide, incarceration, and forced labor of Indigenous peoples, American landscapes changed in fundamental ways, producing short-lived ecosystems that later became the basis of myths about the American environments.Questioning Rebound explores the record and the causes of environmental change during the post-Columbian period, featuring case studies throughout the Americas. While both the record for and the apparent causes of the changes in the human footprint vary, the record of post- Columbian environmental change consistently reflects the environmental impacts of past social upheaval.Trade ReviewQuestioning Rebound considers the environmental implications of rebound through an excellent assortment of case studies and reviews from various regions across the Americas. This book makes an important contribution to the field and relates well to other scholarship regarding Americanist archaeology as a whole."—Suzanne E. Pilaar Birch, University of GeorgiaTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1. Questioning Rebound: Placing the Protohistoric in the Context of Anthropogenic Environmental Change Jacob L. Fisher and Emily Lena Jones 2. The “Pristine Myth,” Post-Columbian Environmental Rebound, and Multicausality Emily Lena Jones 3. Apocalypse Then: Searching for Faunal Rebound in the Post-Contact West Indies Christina M. Giovas 4. Animales Salvaje y DomÉsticos: The Environmental Consequences of Spanish Colonization in the Maya Region Asia Alsgaard and Emily Lena Jones 5. Late Holocene Environmental Rebound in Northwest Patagonia: Zooarchaeological, Stable Isotope, Radiocarbon, and Ancient DNA Evidence Gustavo Neme, Cinthia Abbona, Adolfo Gil, Clara Otaola, Jeff A. Johnson, Lisa Nagaoka, and Steve Wolverton 6. Rebound of Fire Regimes in the Dry Forests and Woodlands of the Southwest U.S.A., AD1200–1900 Christopher I. Roos, Thomas W. Swetnam, and Matthew J. Liebmann 7. The Evidence for Wildlife Irruptions in Protohistoric California Jacob L. Fisher 8. Ecological Shifts and Anthropogenic Burning in Central California, AD1250–2000 Anna Klimaszewski-Patterson 9. Environmental Rebound and the Disruption of Indigenous Land Management following European Colonization of Southern New England Elic M. Weitzel 10. Disease, Social Injustice, and Historical Ecology: Reflections on Archaeology and Environmental Rebounds Torben Rick References List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisFor most of our existence, humans have used stone as a primary resource for survival. Stone tools are generally resistant to degradation, and consequently comprise a large amount of the material culture found at archaeological sites worldwide. Recovery of stone tools during archaeological excavation indicates the location where they were discarded, often tied to where they were used. Determination of where the raw materials to produce those tools came from, or “sourcing” and the path it took to reach that ultimate destination, offers insight into trade and procurement patterns. The scholars gathered in this volume employ a variety of unique and novel approaches to real-life contexts in multiple geographic regions. These studies illustrate the numerous, robust options available to archaeologists and researchers today, as well as the problems that must be faced and resolved. The first section focuses on technological aspects of sourcing, presenting a specific method of chemical analysis and, often, avenues for improving it. The second section focuses on region-specific and methodological sourcing applications. A concluding review by Michael Glascock critiques each of the chapters and presents his views on sourcing raw materials gained over 40 years of experience in the field. Broadly, these contributions demonstrate how a more thorough knowledge of lithic sources, geologic processes, the nature of variation, and regional availability can provide a more thorough understanding of past peoples.Trade ReviewThe studies presented in this volume demonstrate creativity and a depth of thought rarely found in many lithic-sourcing studies, and this volume will be a welcome addition to anyone interested in connecting stone artifacts to their sources."—;Matthew T. Boulanger, Southern Methodist University"The editors and authors of this volume are to be commended. It was fascinating to see so many different approaches to the issue of lithic provenance analysis, and to see the many different stages at which these programs of research are established globally."—Rachel ten Bruggencate, University of ManitobaTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1. Introduction: Sourcing Archaeological Lithic Assemblages byCharles A. Speer, Ryan M. Parish, and Gustavo Barrientos Part 1: Variations on a Theme: Sourcing Toolstone through Qualitative and Quantitative Methods 2. The Use of Provenience Data to Formulate or Test Provenance Hypotheses: GIS-Based Models for the Identification of Probable Chert SilÍceo Source Areas in East-Central Argentina by Luciana Catella, Gustavo Barrientos, Norberto Uriz, Gabriela Coelho dos Santos, and Fernando Oliva 3. Nodules in a Haystack: Tracing Lithic Raw Material Sources in the Atacama Desert by CÉsar I. Borie, CÉsar Parcero-OubiÑa, Ryan Parish, Diego R. Salazar, Carola F. Flores, Laura A. OlguÍn, Pedro M. Andrade, and Ximena M. Power 4. Targeting Coastal Plains Chert in the Wacissa Quarry Cluster, Northwest Florida, USA: A Lidar-Based Geomorphic Model for Locating Terrestrial Chert Quarries by Adam M. Burke and Morgan F. Smith 5. Sourcing Stone and Ochre Artifacts: A Review of Why It Matters in Australia (and Beyond) by Kane Ditchfield, Jillian Huntley, Ingrid Ward, John Webb , Trudy Doelman, and Rebekah Kurpiel 6. The Promise and Challenge of Sourcing Chert Artifacts in the North American Great Basin by Khori Newlander 7. Sourcing Chert Mortuary Bifaces as Indicators for Hopewell Community Participation at the Crib Mound Site, Indiana, USA by Ryan M. Parish and Bretton T. Giles 8. Applying ED-XRF, LA-ICP- MS, and PIXE Analyses to Characterize Pyrenean Cherts: Potentials and Limitations by Marta SÁnchez de la Torre, FranÇois-Xavier Le Bourdonnec, StÉphan Dubernet, and Bernard Gratuze 9. A Pilot Study in Nodular Elemental Variation by Charles A. Speer Part 2: Regional Perspectives and Sourcing under Variable Conditions 10. Raw Material Procurement and Territorial Mobility in the AÏn Beni Mathar–GuefaÏt Region (Eastern Morocco) by MarÍa Soto, M. Gema ChacÓn, Hassan Aouraghe, Juan Ignacio Morales, Hamid Haddoumi, Mohamed Souhir, Alfonso Benito-Calvo, Andoni TarriÑo, Said Bengamra, and Robert Sala-Ramos 11. Black Obsidian from Pampa del Asador (Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina): A Regional Source by Gisela Cassiodoro, Rafael GoÑi, Silvana Espinosa, AgustÍn Agnolin, and Josefina Flores Coni 12. Provenance and Transport of Obsidian in Chubut (Central Patagonia, Argentina): From the Early Holocene to Historical Contexts by AnalÍa Castro Esnal, Cecilia PÉrez de Micou, and Charles R. Stern 13. Geology and Geochemistry of the Ledge Ridge Chert Source, Western Maine by Adrian L. Burke 14. Sourcing Archaeological Lithic Assemblages: New Perspectives and Integrated Approaches by Michael D. Glascock References Index

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Book SynopsisFor over 10,000 years, earth ovens (semi-subterranean, layered arrangements of heated rocks, packing material, and food stuffs capped by earth) have played important economic and social roles for Indigenous peoples living across the arid landscapes of North America. From hunter-gatherers to formative horticulturalists, sedentary farmers, and contemporary Indigenous groups, earth ovens were used to convert inedible plants into digestible food, fiber, and beverages. The remains of earth ovens range from tight, circular clusters of burned rocks, generally labeled “hearths” by archaeologists, to the massive accumulations of fire-cracked rock referred to as earth oven facilities, roasting pits, or burned rock middens. All such features are common across the arid and semi-arid landscapes that stretch from Texas to California and south into Mexico. Despite the long-term ubiquity and broad spatial and cultural distribution of earth ovens from late Paleoindian times until today, these features have earned relatively little attention in the way of directed archaeological research, and remain an under-studied aspect of Indigenous lifeways. This edited volume explores the longevity and diversity of earth oven baking and examines the subsistence strategies, technological organization, and social contexts within which earth ovens functioned. It serves as the first compilation of these studies from such a broad geographic area, reflecting an array of promising research that highlights ongoing efforts to understand the archaeological record of earth ovens.Trade Review“This timely and much-needed collection of articles about hot-rock cooking adds dimension and richness to our understanding of the significance of this technique to landscape use, diet, technological systems, social organization, and traditional cultural values."—Pei-Lin Yu, Boise State University

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents a far-ranging conversation on the topic of Hohokam platform mounds in the history of the southern Arizona desert, exploring why they were built, how they were used, and what they meant in the lives of the farmers who built them. Vapaki brings together diverse theoretical approaches, a mix of big-picture and tightly focused perspectives, coverage of the variation in mounds that provides depth for specialists, breadth for those working in other areas and on other topics, and a rich corpus of research ideas and theoretical perspectives. Contributors grapple with questions about platform mounds, including the social, political, ideological, symbolic, and adaptive factors that contributed to their development, spread, and eventual cessation. The differing perspectives presented here about what motivated Ancestral O’Odham populations of the Hohokam Period to build these monuments, whether as displays of status, identity, political ability, membership in regional networks, and as architectural models of the cosmological order, offer insights to researchers studying monumental architecture in other contexts. O’Odham knowledge of the history and uses of mounds is combined with archaeological data to understand the place of platform mounds in the lives of the Ancestors and as a continuing presence among their modern descendants.Trade Review “An exceptional collection of essays relating to the origin, spread, function, purpose, and demise of these prominent architectural features at villages across the larger Hohokam cultural area or sphere of influence in the later thirteenth and fourteenth centuries."—T. Kathleen Henderson, Desert Archaeology"This volume makes a significant contribution by successfully uniting a diverse mix of works under the umbrella of understanding Hohokam-area platform mounds. Although the only thing that unites some of these chapters is the topic of platform mounds, that approach works well here; there ought to be something in this volume for everyone."—Karen Schollmeyer, Archaeology SouthwestTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface: Vapaki of the Ancestors by Chris Loendorf and Barnaby V. Lewis Acknowledgments Editors’ Note Part I: Introduction 1. Platform Mounds of the Sonoran Desert by Glen E. Rice, Arleyn W. Simon, Chris Loendorf, Carla R. Van West, and Jeffrey S. Dean Part II: A Context for the Study of Platform Mounds 2. Platform Mounds and Ethnographic Analogy Revisited: Defining the Functional Universe by Mark D. Elson 3. West Mexican Connections and Classic Period Hohokam Platform Mounds by Suzanne K. Fish and Paul R. Fish 4. Contextualizing Platform Mounds by Carla R. Van West and Jeffrey S. Dean 5. Akimel O’Odham Traditional Knowledge Regarding Platform Mounds by Linda Morgan, Barnaby V. Lewis, and Chris Loendorf Part III: Development of Platform Mounds 6. The Gatlin Site Platform Mound by David E. Doyel 7. What We Know and What We Wished We Knew about Hohokam Platform Mounds by David R. Abbott 8. When is a Platform Mound: A Focus on Diversity and Function by Richard Ciolek-Torello Part IV: Platform Mounds at a Local Scale 9. Platform Mound Communities along the Middle Gila River by M. Kyle Woodson, Chris Loendorf, and Brian Medchill 10. A Monument for Memory: The Pueblo Grande Platform Mound by Todd W. Bostwick, Douglas R. Mitchell, Laurene Montero, and Christian E. Downum 11. Social Organization and Leadership Strategies among Tonto Basin Platform Mound Communities by Arleyn W. Simon and Owen Lindauer 12. Mounds, Mounding, and Polychrome Pottery: Roosevelt Red Ware and Platform Mounds in the Tonto Basin of Central Arizona by Katherine A. Dungan Part V: Platform Mounds on a Regional Scale 13. Anarchic Social Movements as an Explanation for Rapid Change: A Case Study from the Hohokam World, AD 1200–1450 by Lewis Borck and Jeffery J. Clark 14. Monuments, Costly Signaling, and Replicative Fitness during the Hohokam Era by Glen E. Rice, Christopher N. Watkins, Erica O’Neil, and Erik Steinbach Part VI: Conclusion 15. Unfinished Work at Platform Mounds by Glen E. Rice and Chris Loendorf References List of Contributors Index

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Book Synopsis During Roosevelt’s New Deal, archaeological and cultural heritage projects of different scope and size were funded across this country from 1933 to 1944. The results of work east of the Mississippi River have been variously described in other publications. However, until now little has been reported or synthesized about western archaeological work, its role in economic recovery, or its impact on the direction and knowledge of the discipline. This volume shares previously untold stories of New Deal archaeology from across the American West and explores insights into the past revealed by these projects. Descriptions of New Deal projects and their contributions to our understanding of the past, as well as the stories of those involved—archaeologists, avocationalists, and others—are woven together across the chapters. Also documented are lost or scattered artifacts, records, and ancestors’ remains; incomplete analyses; unpublished reports; inconsistent application of scientific methodology; and the loss of Native sacred sites and traditional lands and lifeways. Authors highlight characteristics that distinguished the American West from the East during the Depression and that affected the nature of New Deal projects, including the amount of federal land, the reliance of sparsely populated areas on tourism, the presence of large resident Native populations with deep histories, and the wide-ranging degree of “archaeology infrastructure” in each state. This volume demonstrates that despite regional differences, New Deal-funded archaeological and cultural heritage projects created a legacy of knowledge and practice across the nation. Trade Review “This is a fantastic volume that fills a significant gap in the literature and in our understanding of the history of archaeology in the American West. It is really remarkable how poorly documented some of these projects have been until now.”—Stephen E. Nash, Denver Museum of Nature and Science “This volume stands as a tribute to the people who worked to preserve and to better understand our national heritage. Federally funded archaeology during the Great Depression had a monumental influence on the practice of archaeology in the United States, and this excellent examination of New Deal archaeology provides an important foundation for appreciating their achievements and contributions.”—David H. Dye, University of Memphis Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: A New Deal for Western Archaeology by Kelly J. Pool and Mark L. Howe 2. Impacts and Legacy of the New Deal on Pacific NorthwestHeritage Preservation by Darby C. Stapp and Robert R. Mierendorf 3. The Advocate, the Avocationalist, and the Academic: A Story of Three Men and the Unlikely Success of New Deal Archaeology in Montana by Nancy Mahoney 4. New Deal Archaeology in Wyoming by Danny N. Walker 5. Repair and Restoration on the Colorado Plateau: Earl Morris and the New Deal in Aztec Ruins National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park by Kelly J. Pool 6. New Deal Archaeology and Anthropology in Utah, 1933–1941 by Steven R. James 7. Desert Digs: New Deal Archaeology in Southern Arizona, 1933–1942 by Todd W. Bostwick and Steven R. James 8. The Legacy of New Deal Programs to the Archaeology of Northern Arizona by Peter J. Pilles Jr. and Jeanne S. Stevens 9. The Lasting Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps–Indian Division and the Three-C Site in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico by John D. Schelberg, Thomas C. Windes, and Carla R. Van West 10. Recent Studies of WPA Archaeological Investigations on Ancestral Caddo Sites in East Texas by Timothy K. Perttula 11. The International Boundary Commission and PWA Projects along the U.S.–Mexico Border: Creation of Cultural Heritage Sites during the New Deal by Mark L. Howe 12. Conclusion: How the West Was Dug by Bernard K. Means References List of Contributors Index

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Book Synopsis This archaeological study of the interactions between Western Shoshone families and Euro-American ranchers in the late nineteenth century helps fill the gap between what is known regarding Late Prehistoric foragers of the American West and ethnohistoric understanding of Native American peoples of the Great Basin. Pottery Hill, an archaeological site located in Grass Valley, Nevada, northeast of the historic mining town of Austin, represents a small settlement of Native Americans who lived there in the late 1800s. The Grass Valley Shoshone, whose environment and traditional lifeways were disrupted by the arrival of miners and settlers in the 1860s, found work on the ranches and farms in the valley. Archaeological fieldwork conducted in the 1970s investigated house remains, hearths, and artifacts. A recent analysis of these data, enhanced by the use of archival documents and oral history, provides new insights into the dynamics of late nineteenth-century life in central Nevada. The Pottery Hill Site addresses a critical period in the history of the Grass Valley Shoshone, who adopted and modified Euro-American artifacts and materials while maintaining important aspects of their traditional culture. It gives readers a deeper understanding of the effects of Euro-American settlement on the Shoshone, the history of the western United States, and the reciprocal impacts of cultural contact. Trade Review “Wells and Seelinger have done a remarkable job in producing one of the most thorough and authoritative accounts of historical-period archaeology in the Great Basin.”—David Hurst Thomas, American Museum of Natural History Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Environmental, Ethnographic, and Historic Context 2. Investigating the Pottery Hill Site 3. Historic Period Houses in Grass Valley and the Great Basin 4. Investigation of Pottery Hill 2 Houses 5. Exterior Hearths 6. House and Hearth Clusters and Activity Areas 7. Classification and Description of Euro-American Artifacts from the Pottery Hill Grid 8. The Chronology of the Shoshone Occupation at Pottery Hill 9. Summary and Interpretations of Pottery Hill and the Grass Valley Historic Period Appendix A. Buttons from Pottery Hill, by T. Beth Snyder Appendix B. Fauna from Exterior Hearths at Pottery Hill, by Bryan Hockett References

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Book SynopsisState and federal entities of the relatively new United States may have set bordersbut archaeological history does not. Arrow Points of Texas and Its Borderlands illuminates surviving archaeological material in the form of Native American arrow points commonly found in Texas and the surrounding regions. After a fourteen-year gap without an updated field book, professional archaeologist and cultural resources consultant William E. Moore has assembled the latest research on typology and distribution to produce this handy guide. Incorporating points found not only in Texas but also in the nearby areas of Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and northern Mexico, this book provides, in the words of the foreword by noted lithic specialist John E. Dockall, a much-needed synthesis of regional and chronological data that will be useful to professional and avocational archaeologists alike. Indeed, by taking such an approach, Moore helps to alleviate some of the persistent confusion arising from arbitrary boundaries and resulting provincial perspectives. Including helpful references, a field guide, and distribution maps in addition to detailed illustrations, the book pulls together in a single, easy-to-use volume much information that was previously diffused among an array of archives and gray literature reports. Arrow Points of Texas and Its Borderlands will find a welcome place on the bookshelves of professional and avocational archaeologists and collectors throughout the Southwest.

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Book SynopsisIn this volume, Ivan Roksandic and an international team of researchers trace population movement throughout the Caribbean, specifically to Cuba. Through analysis of early agriculture, burial customs, dental modification, pottery production, dietary patterns, and more, they present a new theory of mainland migration to Cuba and the Greater Antilles. The researchers tackle the complex early history of the region, deciphering patterns of migration, the interactions between island inhabitants, and the fate of indigenous groups after European contact. The multidisciplinary approach includes contributions from archaeology, physical anthropology, environmental archaeology, paleobotany, linguistics, and ethnohistory.Adding to ongoing debates concerning migration and colonization, this volume examines the importance of landscape and seascape in shaping human experience; the role that contact and interaction between different groups play in building identity; and the contribution of native groups to the biological and cultural identity of post-contact and modern societies.Trade Review“Changes the conversation about Cuban archaeology as a whole, presenting groundbreaking data and interpretations that will be useful for prehistoric and historical archaeologists working the region.”—Samuel M. Wilson, author of The Archaeology of the Caribbean

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Book SynopsisThis volume uses archaeological and historical evidence to reconstruct daily life at Betty's Hope plantation on the island of Antigua, one of the largest sugar plantations in the Caribbean. It demonstrates the rich information that multidisciplinary studies can provide about the effects of sugarcane agriculture on the region and its people.Drawing on ten years of research at the 300-year-old site, these essays uncover the plantation's inner workings as well as its connections to broader historical developments in the Atlantic World. Excavations at the Great House reveal similarities to other British colonial sites, and the detailed records of the plantation owners describe their involvement in the slave trade. Artifacts uncovered from slave quarters—ceramic game tokens, repurposed bottle glass, and musket balls converted to fishing weights—speak to the agency of slaves in the face of difficult living conditions. Contributors also use documentary records and soil analysis to demonstrate how three centuries of sugarcane monocropping caused soil degradation that still affects the island.Today tourism has long surpassed sugar as Antigua's primary economic driver. Looking at visitor exhibits and new technologies for exploring and interpreting the site, the volume discusses best practices in cultural heritage management at Betty's Hope and other locations that are home to contested historical narratives of a colonial past. A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen SeriesTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface 1. Introduction — Georgia L. Fox 2. The Great House — Georgia L. Fox 3. Food Provisioning at Betty's Hope Planation, 1780s-1850s — Geneviève Godbout 4. Not Much Ado about Mollusks: Zooarchaeological Analysis of Mollusks at Betty's Hope Plantation in Antigua, West Indies — Alexis Ohman 5. Agriculture at Betty's Hope — Georgia L. Fox 6. "Primed with Flip And Toddy:" The Globalized Material Culture of Rum Production at Betty's Hope — Charlotte Goudge 7. The Landscape Legacies of Sugar and Rum: An Historical-Ecological Perspective from Betty's Hope — Suzanna M. Pratt, E. Christian Wells, and Anthony R. Tricarico 8. Barbuda and the Provisioning of the Codrington Estates on Antigua — Jennifer L. Anderson 9. Beyond the Plantation: the Codringtons, Betty's Hope, and the Defense of Antigua, 1670-1714 — Christopher R. Waters 10. Reconstructing a History of Plantation Spaces at Betty's Hope — Cory Look 11. Enslaved Life at Betty's Hope — Georgia L. Fox 12. "Choicest of the Cargoe:" Antigua, The Codringtons, and the Slave Trade, c. 1672-1808 — James F. Dator 13. Chemical Sourcing of Afro-Antiguan Wares from Betty's Hope Plantation: A Comparative Analysis — Benjamin Kirby 14. Using UAVs to Manage Archaeological Heritage: A Multi-Scale Analysis Approach — Erin Friedman, Cory Look, and Matthew Brown 15. The Restoration of the Betty's Hope North Windmill, Antigua, West Indies — Reginald Murphy 16. A Scenic Route to Interpretation: The Betty's Hope Visitors Center Exhibition as Cultural Heritage Management — Amanda Kramp List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisArchaeology in Dominica examines the everyday lives of enslaved and free workers at Morne Patate, an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Caribbean plantation that produced sugar, coffee, and provisions. Focusing on household archaeology, this volume helps document the underrepresented history of slavery and colonialism on the edge of the British Empire.Contributors discuss how enslaved and free people were entangled in shifting economic and ecological systems during the plantation's 200-year history, most notably the introduction of sugarcane as an export commodity. Analyzing historical records, the landscape geography of the plantation, and material remains from the residences of laborers, the authors synthesize extensive data from this site and compare it to that of other excavations across the Eastern Caribbean. Using historical archaeology to investigate the political ecology of Morne Patate opens up a deeper understanding of the environmental legacies of colonial empires, as well as the long-term impacts of plantation agriculture on the Caribbean region and its people.A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series.

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Book SynopsisRepresenting current and emerging methods and theory, this volume introduces new avenues for exploring how prehistoric and historic communities provided healthcare for their sick, injured, and disabled members. It adjusts and expands the bioarchaeology of care framework, a way of analyzing caregiving in the past designed for individual case studies of human skeletal remains, to detect and examine care at the population level. Covering a range of time from the Archaic period to the present, contributors discuss community settings including British hospitals and nursing homes, a shell burial mound site in Alabama, and the Mississippi State Asylum. These essays offer insights into the care given to children and those with reduced mobility, the social burden of healthcare, practices of euthanasia, and the relationship between care for the mentally ill and structural violence. A necessary extension to our understanding of the complexities of caregiving in the past, Bioarchaeology of Care through Population-Level Analyses shows that it is important to recognize the impact of disease or disability on both the individuals affected and their broader communities. Contributors demonstrate that flexibility in bioarchaeological modeling and methodology can result in robust and nuanced scholarship on caregiving in the past and the societies that provided that care.Trade Review“Provides unique and useful models that demonstrate how inferences can be made about Communities of Care in samples ranging in size from several dozen to several thousand. Authors weave together diverse lines of evidence—osteological, archaeological, ethnographic, clinical—in their historical and cultural contexts. Sophisticated analytical tools and theoretical frameworks position this book at the cutting edge of bioarchaeological research and illustrate the cultural relativity of care, caregiving, and healthcare in the past and present, and in Western and non-Western contexts.”—Alexis Boutin, coeditor of Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East: Recent Contributions from Bioarchaeology and Mortuary Archaeology

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Book SynopsisAn archaeological site that tells a story of structural violence in medical researchIn 2010, a pit containing over 4,000 human skeletal elements was discovered at the site of the former Army hospital at Point San Jose in San Francisco. Local archaeologists determined that the bones, which were found alongside medical waste artifacts from the hospital, were remains from anatomical dissections conducted in the 1870s. As no records of these dissections exist, this volume turns to historical, archaeological, and bioarchaeological analysis to understand the function of the pit and the identities of the people represented in it. In these essays, contributors show how the remains discovered are postmortem manifestations of social inequality, evidence that nineteenth-century surgical and anatomical research benefited from and perpetuated structural violence against marginalized individuals.A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen

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Book SynopsisLife in an Indigenous town during an understudied era of Haitian historyThis book details the Indigenous Taíno occupation at En Bas Saline in Hispaniola between AD 1250 and 1520, showing how the community coped with the dramatic changes imposed by Spanish contact. En Bas Saline is the largest late precontact Taíno town recorded in what is now Haiti; the only one that has been extensively excavated and analyzed; and one of few with archaeologically documented occupation both before and after the arrival of Columbus in 1492. It is thought to be the site of La Navidad, Columbus’s first settlement, where the cacique Guacanagarí offered refuge and shelter after the sinking of the Santa Maria. Kathleen Deagan provides an intrasite and spatial analysis of En Bas Saline by focusing on households, foodways, ceramics, and crafts and offers insights into social organization and chiefly power in this political center through domestic and ornamental material culture. Postcontact changes are seen in patterns of gendered behavior, as well as in the power base of the caciques, challenging the traditional assumption that Taíno society was devastatingly disrupted almost immediately after contact. En Bas Saline is the only archaeological account of the consequences of contact from the perspective of the Taíno peoples’ lived experience.A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series

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Book SynopsisKey topics and basic laboratory training for beginning studentsThis versatile laboratory manual is designed to support introductory undergraduate courses in forensic anthropology. Usable for both in-person and online classes and suitable to accompany any textbook or for use on its own as a text-lab manual hybrid, it provides basic training for beginner students in relevant methods of biological profile estimation and trauma assessment for use in medico-legal death investigations. Structured in a standard format for classes and existing texts, this manual offers a unique emphasis on lab exercises that align with general studies requirements and basic science competency. Each chapter begins with learning goals and an introductory section that outlines the topics to be covered. The discussion then leads students through the material, including periodic learning checks built into the structure of the chapter, followed by end-of-chapter exercises. Through clear explanations of fundamental principles, the complete medico-legal context is covered with respect to forensic anthropology. Basic information on bone biology, human osteology, and rules of evidence are also presented.Alongside its substantive text discussion of key topics, this manual’s exercises can be used in in-person laboratory classes while its learning checks can be completed by online students without access to skeletal material or casts. This book offers the necessary content to teach forensic anthropology regardless of the experience or location of students or the resources of specific colleges and universities.

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Book SynopsisJoseph M. Bagley, the city archaeologist of Boston, uncovers a fascinating hodgepodge of history—from ancient fishing grounds to Jazz Age red-light districts—that will surprise and delight even longtime residents. Each artifact is shown in full color with a description of the item’s significance to its site location and Boston’s larger history. From cannonballs to drinking cups and from ancient spears to chinaware, A History of Boston in 50 Artifacts offers a unique and accessible introduction to Boston’s history and physical culture while revealing the ways objects can offer a tantalizing entrée into our past. Packed with vivid descriptions and art, this lively history of Boston will appeal to all manner of readers, locals, and visitors alike. This new edition showcases an important fact which has come to light since its first publication, that a chapter about a cat has now been shown to be a dog, thus demonstrating the perils of the archaeologist.Trade Review"Bagley is wry and witty . . . demonstrating superior deductive skills and rousing the public to see the value of their past around them."-- "New Boston Post" "City archaeologist Bagley has a special way of bringing Boston's evolution to life. In A History of Boston in 50 Objects, Bagley delivers a tangible take on our past through a collection of stunning portraits of things that have been unearthed here."-- "Boston Magazine"Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1: SHAWMUT: THE TIME BEFORE BOSTON (12,000–400 BP) 1. Mattapan Banded Rhyolite 2. Neville Point 3. Fishweir Stakes 4. Native Pottery 5. Fish Spear 6. Massachusett Weaving 7. Arrowhead PART 2: PURITANICAL FOUNDATIONS (1629–1700) 8. Trade Weight 9. Stone from Great House 10. Portuguese Plate 11. Chamber Pot 12. Whipworm Egg 13. Sleeve 14. Bowling Ball 15. Plate 16. Child’s Shoe 17. Fruit Pits 18. Bellarmine Bottle 19. Lace 20. Red-Clay Pipe PART 3: FROM COLONIST TO REBEL (1700–1775) 21. Cat Skeleton 22. Whizzer 23. Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer 24. Redware Waster 25. Parker-Harris Mug 26. Bottle Seal 27. Soldering Iron 28. Teapot PART 4: CONFLICT AND WAR (1765–1783) 29. Gunflint 30. Bar Shot 31. Charcoal 32. Powder House Brick PART 5: A CHANGING CITY IN A CHANGING WORLD (1780–1983) 33. Massachusetts Cent 34. Sail Needle 35. Tortoiseshell Comb 36. Shell-Edge Pearlware 37. Cowbell 38. Nib 39. New York Militia Button 40. Vaginal Syringe 41. Love Token 42. Horse Blinder 43. Rock and Tar Bottle 44. Hebrew Prayer Book 45. Lady’s Wallet 46. Comb 47. Red Sox Pin 48. Cop and Robber Toy and Bell 49. Lipstick 50. Showtime Token Conclusion: The Future of Archaeology in Boston Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

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