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9%OFFMartin D. Gallivan - The Powhatan Landscape. An Archaeological History of the Algonquian Chesapeake.  - 9780813062860 - V9780813062860
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The Powhatan Landscape. An Archaeological History of the Algonquian Chesapeake.

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Description for The Powhatan Landscape. An Archaeological History of the Algonquian Chesapeake. Breaks new ground by tracing Native placemaking in the Chesapeake from the Algonquian arrival to the Powhatan's clashes with the English. Martin Gallivan details how Virginia Algonquians constructed riverine communities alongside fishing grounds and collective burials and later within horticultural towns. Series: Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archeology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HDD; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Native American history is primarily studied through the lens of European contact, and the story of Virginia’s Powhatans traditionally focuses on the English arrival in the Chesapeake. Meanwhile, a deeper indigenous history remains largely unexplored.

The Powhatan Landscape breaks new ground by tracing Native placemaking in the Chesapeake from the Algonquian arrival to the Powhatan’s clashes with the English. Martin Gallivan details how Virginia Algonquians constructed riverine communities alongside fishing grounds and collective burials and later within horticultural towns. Even after the violent ruptures of the colonial era, Native people returned to riverine towns for pilgrimages commemorating the enduring ... Read more

Product Details

Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archeology
Number of Pages
288
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813062860
SKU
V9780813062860
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About Martin D. Gallivan
Martin D. Gallivan, associate professor of anthropology at William and Mary, is the author of James River Chiefdoms: The Rise of Social Inequality in the Chesapeake.

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