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Prehistoric Food Production in North America
Häftad, 1985
203 kr
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As Richard I. Ford explains in his preface to this volume, the 1980s saw an “explosive expansion of our knowledge about the variety of cultivated and domesticated plants and their history in aboriginal America.” This collection presents research on prehistoric food production from Ford, Patty Jo …
Primitive Polluters
Semang Impact on the Malaysian Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystem
Häftad, 1985
112 kr
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In the 1970s, A. Terry Rambo conducted fieldwork in Peninsular Malaysia with a group of Semang people. The community he studied had a seminomadic lifestyle: at times they stayed in houses or lean-tos in a village, and at other times they foraged in the surrounding rain forest for food. Rambo’s goal …
Jumano and Patarabueye
Relations at La Junta de los Rios
Häftad, 1986
147 kr
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In this volume, author J. Charles Kelley uses historical, linguistic, and archaeological data to compare two indigenous North American cultures: the Patarabueyes and the Jumanos.
Foxie Otter Site
A Multicomponent Occupation North of Lake Huron
Häftad, 1988
158 kr
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In this volume, the author reports on the excavation and interpretation of the Foxie Otter Site, a large archaeological site on Fox Lake in Ontario, Canada. This site, which was used by native people for about 7,000 years, contains one of the longest archaeological records in the Upper Great Lakes.
Living in a Lean-To
Philippine Negrito Foragers in Transition
Av Navin K. Rai
Häftad, 1990
147 kr
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In this ethnographic study of the Agta, hunter-gatherers in the tropical rain forest of northeastern Luzon in the Philippines, Navin K. Rai documents a traditional society struggling to survive as their forest home is destroyed by outside forces. Foreword by Karl L. Hutterer.
Bridgeport Township Site
Archaeological Investigation at 20SA620, Saginaw County, Michigan
Av John M. O'Shea, Michael Shott
Häftad, 1990
209 kr
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Excavations at the Bridgeport Township site (20SA620) revealed a wealth of information about the Saginaw Valley’s prehistoric inhabitants. For roughly 3,000 years, from about 1500 BC to about AD 1500, people used this site. This volume contains reports on the artifacts recovered (lithics, ceramics, …
Maguey Utilization in Highland Central Mexico: An Archaeological Ethnography
Av Jeffrey R. Parsons, Mary H. Parsons
Häftad, 1990
287 kr
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The maguey plant plays a central role in cultural adaptation and cultural change in highland Mesoamerica. This book is a comprehensive study of the plant and its use. Includes chapters on maguey cultivation and pulque production, maguey fiber processing and spinning, and the archaeological …
Vertebrate Faunal Remains from Grasshopper Pueblo, Arizona
Häftad, 1990
209 kr
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Grasshopper Pueblo is a large fourteenth-century community in the forested Mogollon highlands of central Arizona. This book is an examination of the entire suite of animal remains from the site.
Debating Oaxaca Archaeology
Av Joyce Marcus
Häftad, 1990
240 kr
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The essays in this collection examine a variety of topics within Oaxacan archaeology, from settlement and land use to scale and complexity. They are based on papers presented at the 1987 meeting of the Northeast Mesoamericanists Society, held at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia.
Profiles in Cultural Evolution
Papers from a Conference in Honor of Elman R. Service
Av A. Terry Rambo, Kathleen Gillogly
Häftad, 1991
263 kr
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Presenting diverse viewpoints and topics, this collection includes the following sections: Part I presents a background on the study of cultural evolution. Part II deals with the evolution of complex societies in the tropics of South America. Part III discusses stage sequences and directionality in …
Behavioral Ecology of Efe Pygmy Men in the Ituri Forest, Zaire
Häftad, 1991
209 kr
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Robert C. Bailey reports on his observations of sixteen Efe Pygmy men in northeastern Zaire. Bailey lived and worked with the men and their families in the northern Ituri Forest from March 1980 to January 1982—his research was part of a multidisciplinary project called the Ituri Project. Bailey …
Wari Imperialism in Middle Horizon Peru
Häftad, 1992
209 kr
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More than 600 years before the Inka empire ruled the Andean region of South American, during the period known as the Middle Horizon, there were two complex societies: the Tiwanaku and the Wari. In this volume, Katharina J. Schreiber explores the problem of the Middle Horizon through archaeological …
Elements for an Anthropology of Technology
Häftad, 1992
203 kr
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Renowned anthropologist Pierre Lemonnier presents a refreshing new look at the anthropology of technology: one that will be of great interest to ethnologists and archaeologists alike.
Caciques and Their People
A Volume in Honor of Ronald Spores
Av Joyce Marcus, Judith Francis Zeitlin
Häftad, 1994
334 kr
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A volume of essays by Mesoamerican scholars on topics ranging from Zapotec archaeology to Cuicatec irrigation and Mixtec codices to Aztec ethnohistory. Authors use a direct historical approach, the comparative method, or develop models that contribute to ethnological and archaeological theory. …
Nature and Status of Ethnobotany, 2nd ed
Häftad, 1994
233 kr
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Nature and Status, published in 1978, is still a standard text of the discipline, with classic papers exploring theoretical issues, principles of plant utilization, prehistoric economics, and more. A reprint of this watershed volume includes all these classic papers, a new 30-page introduction by …
Physical Attractiveness and the Theory of Sexual Selection
Results from Five Populations
Av Doug Jones
Häftad, 1996
309 kr
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In this fascinating study of five populations, author Doug Jones explores the possibility that hardwired into the human psyche are standards of beauty that are really preferences and signals for good health.
Ethnobiology at the Millennium
Past Promise and Future Prospects
Häftad, 2001
263 kr
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A collection of papers from the Ethnobiology 2000 millennium conference in Ann Arbor. Contributions by Richard Ford, Elizabeth Wing, Steven Weber, Paul Minnis, Karen Adams, Eugene Hunn, Cecil Brown, Catherine Fowler, Nancy Turner, and Eugene Anderson.
Last Saltmakers of Nexquipayac, Mexico
An Archaeological Ethnography
Häftad, 2001
334 kr
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In the 1980s, a few traditional saltmakers were still manufacturing several kinds of salt in the eastern Valley of Mexico. This in-depth study of the methodology of this dying craft includes a comparative study of pre-industrial saltmaking around the world and considers the implications of this …
Engaged Anthropology
Research Essays on North American Archaeology, Ethnobotany, and Museology
Av Michelle Hegmon, B. Sunday Eiselt
Häftad, 2005
354 kr
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This collection of essays is based on the 2005 Society for American Archaeology symposium and presents research that epitomizes Richard I. Ford’s approach of engaged anthropology. This transdisciplinary approach integrates archaeological research with perspectives from ethnography, history, and …
West African Early Towns
Archaeology of Households in Urban Landscapes
Häftad, 2006
334 kr
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West African Awdaghost (Tegdaoust) emerged as a vital medieval trade center before its decline in the sixteenth century AD. Extensively excavated and accompanied by a large body of published material, Awdaghost provides a unique opportunity for the application of household archaeology to a West …
Last Pescadores of Chimalhuacán, Mexico
An Archaeological Ethnography
Häftad, 2006
365 kr
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Based on his study of the nearly vanished aquatic economy of Chimalhuacán in the Valley of Mexico, Parsons describes the surviving vestiges of aquatic insect collection and fishing and considers their developmental and archaeological implications within a broad context of historical, ethnographic, …
Nomads and Farmers
A Study of the Yo¨ru¨k of Southeastern Turkey
Häftad, 1973
147 kr
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The Yörük of southeastern Turkey are both farmers and nomads. Every year, some of them migrate with their flocks into the mountains for summer pasture, and then back down to the plains for the winter. Others have chosen to remain settled. Anthropologist Daniel G. Bates lived in Turkey for two years …
Juntunen Site and the Late Woodland Prehistory of the Upper Great Lakes Area
Häftad, 1967
209 kr
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The Juntunen site was primarily a lakeside fishing village where sturgeon and whitefish were taken during their spawning season. The site, which is about 600 feet from the shore of Lake Huron, on the west end of Bois Blanc Island, was inhabited at intervals between about AD 800 and AD 1400 and is …
Culture Change in a Bedouin Tribe
The ‘arab al-?gerat, Lower Galilee, A.D. 1790-1977
Av Rohn Eloul
Häftad, 2010
384 kr
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Against the historical dynamics of this complex region, this richly documented volume reconstructs the growth of the ‘arab al-Ḥǧerāt of the Galilee from some five herding households at the end of the Ottoman eighteenth century into a thriving sedentary tribe of regional importance nearly 200 years …
Himalayan Journey of Walter N. Koelz
The University of Michigan Himalayan Expedition
Häftad, 2013
354 kr
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In the fall of 1932, University of Michigan naturalist Walter N. Koelz traveled to northwest India to lead a scientific collecting expedition in the rugged Himalayan regions of Western Tibet. Some eighteen months later he returned to the United States with a remarkable collection of biological …
Prehistoric Copper Mining in Michigan
The Nineteenth-Century Discovery of “Ancient Diggings” in the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale
Häftad, 2018
506 kr
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Isle Royale and the counties that line the northwest coast of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are called Copper Country because of the rich deposits of native copper there. In the nineteenth century, explorers and miners discovered evidence of prehistoric copper mining in this region. They used those …
Tribal Pastoralists in Transition
The Baharvand of Luristan, Iran
Av Frank Hole, Sekandar Amanolahi-Baharvand
Häftad, 2021
583 kr
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In the spring of 1973, the Baharvand tribe from the Luristan province of central western Iran prepared to migrate from their winter pastures to their summer camp in the mountains. Seasonal migration in spring and fall had been their way of life for as long as anyone in the camp could remember. They …
Puerto Rican Population
A Study in Human Biology
Häftad, 1959
178 kr
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In this study, author Frederick P. Thieme presents data on biological characteristics of the population of Puerto Rico. He includes data on nutrition, dental status, intestinal infestation, blood types, and more: data he gathered during fieldwork in 1948 and 1949. Thieme’s goals were to set up a …
Tell Toqaan, A Syrian Village
Häftad, 1960
209 kr
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Anthropologist Louise E. Sweet conducted her fieldwork in 1954 in Tell Toquaan, a Muslim Arab village in northwest Syria. In this volume, she presents her research: a thorough description of life in the village. She discusses in detail the geography and climate, history and language, settlement …
Prehistoric Sequence in the Middle Pecos Valley, New Mexico
Häftad, 1967
147 kr
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Arthur J. Jelinek describes the results of his archaeological surveys and excavations in east central New Mexico and provides a prehistoric cultural sequence of the Middle Pecos Valley, from the Paleoindian period to the Late McKenzie Phase. With a contribution on pollen analysis by Paul S. Martin.
