Exploring Ancient Native America

An Archaeological Guide

David Hurst Thomas

• Editorial: Routledge
• Año: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781136785894
• Edición: 1
• Categoría: Scienze sociali
• Categoría: Archeologia

The archaeological remnants of the first Americans tell a story of advanced civilization and culture. From the Pueblo dwellings of the Southwest to the buffalo jumps of the Great Plains to the coastal villages of the Northwest, the author combines the latest field research with accounts of tribal life to offer a new perspective on Native American history, culture and ritual. Using a chronological and regional framework, Thomas describes each of the prehistoric early native cultures, including Paleoindians of the North, the moundbuilding Mississippian cultures, and the ancient Anasazi peoples of the Southwest. Covering nine million square miles and 25, 000 years, Exploring Ancient Native America suggests more than four hundred accessible sites where individuals can observe the remains of prehistoric American cultures today. Thomas also includes relevant contributions from Native American scholars, poets, and activists on topics such as language, oral tradition, contact, and sacred sites. The most comprehensive guide available, Exploring Ancient Native America is an excellent primer on early Native American cultures in every region of the country for both the intrepid explorer and the armchair traveler.

INDEX

Figures are indicated in boldface.

Acorns, 55, 61–63, 84, 137

Adena culture, 128, 129, 132

artifacts, 129

burial mounds, 128

chronology, chart, 4

mortuary practices, 128, 129

log tombs, 128

Adena Mound, OH, 128

Agriculture, 127, 128, 160, 218

at Poverty Point, 83

beans, 92, 96, 147, 174

Eastern Woodlands, 125

Effigy Mound culture, 146

gourds, 83, 92, 173, 174

Great Plains, 147

Hopewell, 137

irrigation, 112, 121

Hohokam, 112

maize, 151, 152, 153, 154, 158, 161, 173, 174

Mississippian, 171

part-time, 111

Plains Village Indians, 147

slash-and-burn, 175

Southeast, 205

Southwest, 89, 90, 92, 99

squash, 83, 92, 96, 111, 124, 147, 173, 174

terraced fields, 98, 113

Agriculture. See also Irrigation

Alabama Indian Resource Center, the, 163

Alamo, 198, 228

Alaska, 95

Algonquin Indian, 200

Alibates agate

Clovis points made of, 23

Folsom points made of, 34

Alibates Flint Quarries, TX, 22

American Indian

calendars, 145, 154, 157, 166, 173, 175, 177, 237, 240

cosmology, 145, 146, 157

encounter with Europeans, 183–230

groups, 15

Algonquin, 200

Anishinabe (Ojibwe or Chippewa), 15

Apache, 93

Apalachee, 205–206

Arapaho, 223

Arikara, 147, 149, 154, 223

Assiniboine, 224

Blackfeet, 72, 75–76, 225

Caddo, 170, 195

Calusa, 178

Cherokee, 179

Cheyenne, 221, 223, 225, 229, 244

Chickasaws,...