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The Great Basin: A Natural Prehistory
Donald Grayson
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Description for The Great Basin: A Natural Prehistory
Hardback. Covering a large swath of the American West, the Great Basin, centered in Nevada and including parts of California, Utah, and Oregon, is named for the unusual fact that none of its rivers or streams flow into the sea. This title presents environmental and human history of this region. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 b/w photographs, 35 line illustrations, 46 maps, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWN; 1KBBWR; 1KBBWU; HDL; RB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1428.
Covering a large swath of the American West, the Great Basin, centered in Nevada and including parts of California, Utah, and Oregon, is named for the unusual fact that none of its rivers or streams flow into the sea. This fascinating illustrated journey through deep time is the definitive environmental and human history of this beautiful and little traveled region, home to Death Valley, the Great Salt Lake, Lake Tahoe, and the Bonneville Salt Flats. Donald K. Grayson synthesizes what we now know about the past 25,000 years in the Great Basin - its climate, lakes, glaciers, plants, animals, and ... Read more
Covering a large swath of the American West, the Great Basin, centered in Nevada and including parts of California, Utah, and Oregon, is named for the unusual fact that none of its rivers or streams flow into the sea. This fascinating illustrated journey through deep time is the definitive environmental and human history of this beautiful and little traveled region, home to Death Valley, the Great Salt Lake, Lake Tahoe, and the Bonneville Salt Flats. Donald K. Grayson synthesizes what we now know about the past 25,000 years in the Great Basin - its climate, lakes, glaciers, plants, animals, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520267473
SKU
V9780520267473
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99-1
About Donald Grayson
Donald K. Grayson is Professor of Anthropology and Adjunct Professor at the Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington. He is the author of The Desert's Past, the previous edition of his Great Basin prehistory, and The Establishment of Human Antiquity, an American Library Association "Best Book of the Year."
Reviews for The Great Basin: A Natural Prehistory
"Well supported by photographs, maps, and tables, along with detailed chapter notes and extensive references." Choice "It is ... an excellent resource for scholars and professionals working in the Great Basin and ... is essential for beginning archaeologists."
Mark A. Giambastiani Journal Of Anthropological Research "This fascinating illustrated journey through deep time is the definitive environmental and human history ... Read more
Mark A. Giambastiani Journal Of Anthropological Research "This fascinating illustrated journey through deep time is the definitive environmental and human history ... Read more