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.

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• 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.