Linda S. Cordell – författare

The greatness of America is right under our feet. The American past—the people, battles, industry and homes—can be found not only in libraries and museums, but also in hundreds of archaeological sites that scientists investigate with great care. These sites are not in distant lands, accessible only by research scientists, but nearby—almost every locale possesses a parcel of land worthy of archaeological exploration. Archaeology in America is the first resource that provides students, researchers, and anyone interested in their local history with a survey of the most important archaeological discoveries in North America. Leading scholars, most with an intimate knowledge of the area, have written in-depth essays on over 300 of the most important archaeological sites that explain the importance of the site, the history of the people who left the artifacts, and the nature of the ongoing research.Archaeology in America divides it coverage into 8 regions: the Arctic and Subarctic, the Great Basin and Plateau, the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, the Midwest, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Southwest, and the West Coast. Each entry provides readers with an accessible overview of the archaeological site as well as books and articles for further research.

Updated and even more engaging, the fourth edition of Archaeology of the Greater Southwest is a comprehensive and readable summary of the current knowledge of the ancient U.S. Southwest and northwest Mexico.The book now has a greater coverage of the entire region, including northern Mexico, and focuses more clearly on the human story of the past. Based soundly on scholarly results and collaborations with Indigenous communities, the human experience of the peoples of the Greater Southwest are vividly presented in a way that makes them real. This new edition also highlights some of the new techniques used to scientifically explore these unique lifeways in a way that is clear and concise. The book also provides a more inclusive view of the people involved in excavating and caring for the remains of these lifeways. Evidence from newly excavated sites and reanalysis of previously excavated sites is used throughout the book to provide an up-to-date synthesis that highlights how it has transformed our knowledge of this region.Archaeology of the Greater Southwest is the ideal textbook for students studying the region and a useful reference guide for professional archaeologists

Updated and even more engaging, the fourth edition of Archaeology of the Greater Southwest is a comprehensive and readable summary of the current knowledge of the ancient U.S. Southwest and northwest Mexico.The book now has a greater coverage of the entire region, including northern Mexico, and focuses more clearly on the human story of the past. Based soundly on scholarly results and collaborations with Indigenous communities, the human experience of the peoples of the Greater Southwest are vividly presented in a way that makes them real. This new edition also highlights some of the new techniques used to scientifically explore these unique lifeways in a way that is clear and concise. The book also provides a more inclusive view of the people involved in excavating and caring for the remains of these lifeways. Evidence from newly excavated sites and reanalysis of previously excavated sites is used throughout the book to provide an up-to-date synthesis that highlights how it has transformed our knowledge of this region.Archaeology of the Greater Southwest is the ideal textbook for students studying the region and a useful reference guide for professional archaeologists

The long-awaited third edition of this well-known textbook continues to be the go-to text and reference for anyone interested in Southwest archaeology. It provides a comprehensive summary of the major themes and topics central to modern interpretation and practice. More concise, accessible, and student-friendly, the Third Edition offers students the latest in current research, debates, and topical syntheses as well as increased coverage of Paleoindian and Archaic periods and the Casas Grandes phenomenon. It remains the perfect text for courses on Southwest archaeology at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels and is an ideal resource book for the Southwest researchers’ bookshelf and for interested general readers.

The long-awaited third edition of this well-known textbook continues to be the go-to text and reference for anyone interested in Southwest archaeology. It provides a comprehensive summary of the major themes and topics central to modern interpretation and practice. More concise, accessible, and student-friendly, the Third Edition offers students the latest in current research, debates, and topical syntheses as well as increased coverage of Paleoindian and Archaic periods and the Casas Grandes phenomenon. It remains the perfect text for courses on Southwest archaeology at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels and is an ideal resource book for the Southwest researchers’ bookshelf and for interested general readers.

The long-awaited third edition of this well-known textbook continues to be the go-to text and reference for anyone interested in Southwest archaeology. It provides a comprehensive summary of the major themes and topics central to modern interpretation and practice. More concise, accessible, and student-friendly, the Third Edition offers students the latest in current research, debates, and topical syntheses as well as increased coverage of Paleoindian and Archaic periods and the Casas Grandes phenomenon. It remains the perfect text for courses on Southwest archaeology at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels and is an ideal resource book for the Southwest researchers’ bookshelf and for interested general readers.

Studies in Anthropology: The Versatility of Kinship focuses on the dynamics involved in the special class of interpersonal ties that bind individuals to others. The selection first offers information on the variant usage in American kinship, uses of kinship in Kwaio, Solomon Islands, and incest and kinship structure. Discussions focus on incest categories in Cachama and Mamo, childhood bonds and adult residence, kinship with the dead, kinship, social identities, and behavior, and models of relatedness. The text then explores the biological, linguistic, and cultural aspects of the Hopi-Tewa system of mating in First Mesa, Arizona and the Navajo exogamic rules and preferred marriages. The publication ponders on the Kpelle negotiation of marriage and matrilateral ties and kinship and descent in the ethnic reassertion of the Eastern Creek Indians. Topics include social and cultural history, genealogy as social instrument, crystallization of the Eastern Creek community, Kpelle marriage and matrilateral ties, ethnographic background, and the negotiation of marriage and matrilateral ties. The selection is a valuable reference for anthropologists, sociologists, and readers interested in the dynamics of kinship.

The second edition of this well-known textbook on Southwestern archaeology provides a coherent and comprehensive summary of the major themes and topics central to modern interpretation and practice. This edition offers a readable and accurate representation of current debates and research in the American Southwest. It challenges readers to integrate the structure and meaning of various broad regional trends that preceded the European conquest. It covers the latest in field research and topical syntheses. It addresses curricular cultural diversity requirements, and contains new maps, line drawings, and photos.