The Americas
-
Ancient Effigy Mound Landscapes of Upper Midwestern North America [Paperback]
Robert A. Birmingham (Author)
Regular Price: £38.00
Special Price: £28.50
ISBN: 9781785700873
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Between c. AD 700 and 1100 Late Woodland people of the Upper Midwest used the topography and other features of the natural landscape to create vast ceremonial landscapes consisting of thousands of earthen mounds sculpted into animals and animal ... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of Removal in North America [Hardback]
Terrance Weik (Editor)
£103.00ISBN: 9780813056395
Published by : University Press of Florida
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Exploring a wide range of settings and circumstances in which individuals or groups of people have been forced to move from one geographical location to another, the case studies in this volume demonstrate what archaeology can reveal about the age... .... Learn More -
Cahokia in Context: Hegemony and Diaspora [Hardback]
Charles H. McNutt (Editor); Ryan Parish (Editor)
£109.00ISBN: 9781683400820
Published by : University Press of Florida
Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series
Not yet published - available for pre-order
At its height between AD 1050 and 1275, the city of Cahokia was the largest settlement of the Mississippian culture, acting as an important trade center and pilgrimage site. While the influence of Cahokian culture on the development of monumental ... .... Learn More -
The Market for Mesoamerica: Reflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities [Hardback]
Cara G. Tremain (Editor); Donna Yates (Editor)
£98.50ISBN: 9780813056449
Published by : University Press of Florida
Series: Maya Studies
Not yet published - available for pre-order
This timely volume explores past, current, and future policies and trends concerning the sales of antiquities from pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, which are among the most popular items on the international antiquities market Informed by the fields of ... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of Northern Slavery and Freedom [Hardback]
James A. Delle (Author)
£87.50ISBN: 9780813056364
Published by : University Press of Florida
Series: The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Investigating what life was like for African Americans north of the Mason-Dixon Line during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, James Delle presents the first overview of archaeological research on the topic in this book, debunking the notion... .... Learn More -
Andean Ontologies: New Archaeological Perspectives [Hardback]
Maria Cecilia Lozada (Editor); Henry Tantalean (Editor)
£120.00ISBN: 9780813056371
Published by : University Press of Florida
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Andean Ontologies is a fascinating interdisciplinary investigation of how ancient Andean people understood their world and the nature of being. Exploring pre-Hispanic ideas of time, space, and the human body, these essays highlight a range of beli... .... Learn More -
Historical Archaeology of the Revolutionary War Encampments of Washington's Army [Hardback]
Cosimo A. Sgarlata (Editor); David G. Orr (Editor); Bethany A. Morrison (Editor)
£109.00ISBN: 9780813056401
Published by : University Press of Florida
Not yet published - available for pre-order
This volume presents recent archaeological and ethnohistorical research on the encampments, trails, and support structures of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, illuminating the daily lives of soldiers, officers, and camp ... .... Learn More -
New Directions in the Search for the First Floridians [Hardback]
David K. Thulman (Editor); Ervan G. Garrison (Editor)
£103.00ISBN: 9781683400738
Published by : University Press of Florida
Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Presenting the most current research and thinking on prehistoric archaeology in the Southeast, this volume reexamines some of Florida's most important Paleoindian sites and discusses emerging technologies and methods that are necessary knowledge f... .... Learn More -
Iconography and Wetsite Archaeology of Florida's Watery Realms [Hardback]
Ryan Wheeler (Editor); Joanna Ostapkowicz (Editor)
£98.50ISBN: 9781683400783
Published by : University Press of Florida
Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Beginning with Frank Hamilton Cushing's famous excavations at Key Marco in 1896, a large and diverse collection of animal carvings, dugout canoes, and other wooden objects has been uncovered from Florida's watery landscapes. Iconography and Wetsit... .... Learn More -
Maya Salt Works [Hardback]
Heather McKillop (Author)
£103.00ISBN: 9780813056333
Published by : University Press of Florida
Series: Maya Studies
Not yet published - available for pre-order
In Maya Salt Works, Heather McKillop details her archaeological team's groundbreaking discovery of a unique and massive salt production complex submerged in a lagoon in southern Belize. Exploring the organization of production and trade at the Pay... .... Learn More
