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Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau
Steven R Simms
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Description for Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau
Paperback. Aimed at professional archaeologists and the interested public, this book provides an introduction to the ancient peoples of the Great Basin and northern Colorado Plateau. It also provides a background about the region, as well as a deeper understanding of the people who inhabited it. Num Pages: 383 pages, 40 illustrations and 16 b&w plates. BIC Classification: HDDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Written to appeal to professional archaeologists, students, and the interested public alike, this book is a long overdue introduction to the ancient peoples of the Great Basin and northern Colorado Plateau. Through detailed syntheses, the reader is drawn into the story of the habitation of the Great Basin from the entry of the first Native Americans through the arrival of Europeans. Ancient Peoples is a major contribution to Great Basin archaeology and anthropology, as well as the general study of foraging societies.
Written to appeal to professional archaeologists, students, and the interested public alike, this book is a long overdue introduction to the ancient peoples of the Great Basin and northern Colorado Plateau. Through detailed syntheses, the reader is drawn into the story of the habitation of the Great Basin from the entry of the first Native Americans through the arrival of Europeans. Ancient Peoples is a major contribution to Great Basin archaeology and anthropology, as well as the general study of foraging societies.
Product Details
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Walnut Creek, United States
ISBN
9781598742961
SKU
V9781598742961
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99-2
About Steven R Simms
Steven R. Simms is Professor of Anthropology at Utah State University , where he had taught since 1988. He has served as President of the Great Basin Anthropological Association, editor of the journal Utah Archaeology, and director of over 50 archaeological research projects throughout the Great Basin region. He has authored over 50 published articles and 80 research reports on ... Read more
Reviews for Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau
"This is a masterful work crafted by one of the few archaeologists working in the Great Basin today that could pull together the detail necessary for a major synthesis of the area while at the same time imparting an absolute wealth of anthropological theory, reasoning, and perspective." -Mark W. Allen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona "The book is an ... Read more