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Ancient Complexities: New Perspectives in Pre-Columbian North America (Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry)
Susan Alt
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Hardcover. A current overview of what is meant by cultural c omplexity and how archaeologists study the developoment of complex societies in North America. Editor(s): Alt, Susan M. Series: Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 703.
Edited by Susan M. Alt Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry Jim Skibo, Series Editor Anthropology and Archaeology Many archaeologists have long been frustrated with the traditional, reductionist representation of complexity. Yet, even after years of debate, there seem to be never ending disagreements over the complexity of places like Chaco Canyon, Cahokia, and Poverty Point. This matters, because there are political and scholarly implications to calling any place or people more or less complex. In North America especially, given historical biases and the mound-builder myth, archaeologists need to rethink complexity as they seek to explain the past. Based on a Society ... Read more
Edited by Susan M. Alt Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry Jim Skibo, Series Editor Anthropology and Archaeology Many archaeologists have long been frustrated with the traditional, reductionist representation of complexity. Yet, even after years of debate, there seem to be never ending disagreements over the complexity of places like Chaco Canyon, Cahokia, and Poverty Point. This matters, because there are political and scholarly implications to calling any place or people more or less complex. In North America especially, given historical biases and the mound-builder myth, archaeologists need to rethink complexity as they seek to explain the past. Based on a Society ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9781607810261
SKU
V9781607810261
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About Susan Alt
Susan M. Alt is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Indiana, Bloomington, and is an archaeologist studying Mississippian societies. She is currently excavating in southern Indiana, seeking to understand the homelands of people who migrated to Cah
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