America Before the European InvasionsLongman, 2002 - 259 من الصفحات Beginning with the immigrants from Asia, through inventions of agriculture, cities and kingdoms, American First Nations are integral to the history of the United States. They explored the continent, pioneered its waterways and mountain passes, cleared forests, irrigated deserts, and ranched its great plains. Invading Europeans justifies their conquests by denying the evidence of American Indian civilisations. Using her familiarity with the archaeological remains and remnants, Alice Kehoe builds a fascinating prehistory, highlighting the research puzzles along the way. This book presents an enthralling look at the depth and diversity of American history - before the Europeans and the deadly epidemics they brought with them decimated whole nations. |
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... archae- ological data ; on the other hand , mute archaeological data don't deliberately mislead readers . Ideally , documentary historians and archaeologists work together , written texts fleshing out the archae- ological ruins and ...
... archae- ological record therefore is biased toward material culture , the struc- tures and objects made by people . Material culture is winnowed by decay , soft organic materials generally disappearing soon after discard with only hard ...
... archae- ology ) explain data from the past through matching them to effects of processes observed in the present , interpretations inevitably resemble historically known situations . Flights of fancy are unsci- entific , however lively ...
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Nuclear America | 42 |
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