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Quantitative Zooarchaeology

Topics in the Analysis of Archaelogical Faunas

By: Donald K. Grayson

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Topics in the Analysis of Archaelogical Faunas

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Quantitative Zooarchaeology

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1483299449

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Holy Ground, Healing Water

Cultural Landscapes at Waconda Lake, Kansas

By: Donald J. Blakeslee

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Holy Ground, Healing Water

Cultural Landscapes at Waconda Lake, Kansas

By: Donald J. Blakeslee

Most people would not consider north central Kansas’ Waconda Lake to be extraordinary. The lake, completed in 1969 by the federal Bureau of Reclamation for flood control, irrigation, and water supply purposes, sits amid a region known—when it is thought of at all—for agriculture and, perhaps to a few, as the home of "The World’s Largest Ball of Twine" (in nearby Cawker City). Yet, to the native people living in this region in the centuries before Anglo incursion, this was a place of great spiritual power and mystic significance. Waconda Spring, now beneath the waters of the lake, was held as sacred, a place where connection with the spirit world was possible. Nearby, a giant snake symbol carved into the earth by native peoples—likely the ancestors of today’s Wichitas—signified a similar place of reverence and totemic power. All that began to change on July 6, 1870, when Charles DeRudio, an officer in the 7th U.S. Cavalry who had served with George Armstrong Custer, purchased a tract on the north bank of the Solomon River—a tract that included Waconda Spring. DeRudio had little regard for the sacred properties of his acreage; instead, he viewed the mineral spring as a way to make money. In Holy Ground, Healing Water: Cultural Landscapes at Waconda Springs, Kansas, anthropologist Donald J. Blakeslee traces the usage and attendant meanings of this area, beginning with prehistoric sites dating between AD 1000 and 1250 and continuing to the present day. Addressing all the sites at Waconda Lake, regardless of age or cultural affiliation, Blakeslee tells a dramatic story that looks back from the humdrum present through the romantic haze of the nineteenth century to an older landscape, one that is more wonderful by far than what the modern imagination can conceive.

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Texas A&M University Press

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160344792X

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9781603447928

The Archaeology Of The Donner Party

By: Donald L Hardesty

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The Archaeology Of The Donner Party

By: Donald L Hardesty

The tragic saga of the Donner Party has inspired both legend and scholarship ever since the survivors were rescued from the High Sierra snows in the spring of 1847. When archaeologist Donald L. Hardesty and four colleagues—a historian and three other archaeologists—turned their collective attention to the ordeal of the Donner Party, the result was an original and sometimes surprising new study of this pioneer group and their place in the history of overland migration. Now available for the first time in paperback, The Archaeology of the Donner Party combines the fruits of meticulous investigation of the Sierra Nevada sites with scientific analysis of artifacts discovered there and interpretation of the documents of the party and the memoirs of survivors. Through this interdisciplinary approach, Hardesty and his colleagues offer new insight into the ordeal of these ill-fated emigrants and demonstrate the vital role that archaeology can play in illuminating and expanding our understanding of historical events. Contributions by Michael Brodhead, Donald K. Grayson, Susan Lindstrom, and George L. Miller.

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University of Nevada Press

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0874173663

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9780874173666

Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans

Ecology in the Ancient Mediterranean

By: J. Donald Hughes,Johnson Donald Hughes

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Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans

Ecology in the Ancient Mediterranean

By: J. Donald Hughes,Johnson Donald Hughes

How did ancient societies change the environment and how do their actions continue to affect us today? In this dramatically revised and expanded second edition of the work entitled Pan’s Travail, J. Donald Hughes examines the environmental history of the classical period and argues that the decline of ancient civilizations resulted in part from their exploitation of the natural world. Focusing on Greece and Rome, as well as areas subject to their influences, Hughes offers a detailed look at the impact of humans and their technologies on the ecology of the Mediterranean basin. Evidence of deforestation in ancient Greece, the remains of Roman aqueducts and mines, and paintings on centuries-old pottery that depict agricultural activities document ancient actions that resulted in detrimental consequences to the environment. Hughes compares the ancient world's environmental problems to other persistent social problems and discusses attitudes toward nature expressed in Greek and Latin literature. In addition to extensive revisions based on the latest research, this new edition includes photographs from Hughes's worldwide excursions, a new chapter on warfare and the environment, and an updated bibliography.

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JHU Press

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1421412101

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9781421412108

The Great Basin

A Natural Prehistory

By: Donald Grayson

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The Great Basin

A Natural Prehistory

By: Donald Grayson

Covering a large swath of the American West, the Great Basin, centered in Nevada and including parts of California, Utah, and Oregon, is named for the unusual fact that none of its rivers or streams flow into the sea. This fascinating illustrated journey through deep time is the definitive environmental and human history of this beautiful and little traveled region, home to Death Valley, the Great Salt Lake, Lake Tahoe, and the Bonneville Salt Flats. Donald K. Grayson synthesizes what we now know about the past 25,000 years in the Great Basin—its climate, lakes, glaciers, plants, animals, and peoples—based on information gleaned from the region’s exquisite natural archives in such repositories as lake cores, packrat middens, tree rings, and archaeological sites. A perfect guide for students, scholars, travelers, and general readers alike, the book weaves together history, archaeology, botany, geology, biogeography, and other disciplines into one compelling panorama across a truly unique American landscape.

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Univ of California Press

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0520948718

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9780520948716

The Great Basin

A Natural Prehistory

By: Donald Grayson

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The Great Basin

A Natural Prehistory

By: Donald Grayson

The Great Basin, centering on Nevada and including substantial parts of California, Oregon, and Utah, gets its name from the fact that none of its rivers or streams flow to the sea. This book synthesizes the past 25,000 years of the natural history of this vast region. It explores the extinct animals that lived in the Great Basin during the Ice Age and recounts the rise and fall of the massive Ice Age lakes that existed here. It explains why trees once grew 13' beneath what is now the surface of Lake Tahoe, explores the nearly two dozen Great Basin mountain ranges that once held substantial glaciers, and tells the remarkable story of how pinyon pine came to cover some 17,000,000 acres of the Great Basin in the relatively recent past. These discussions culminate with the impressive history of the prehistoric people of the Great Basin, a history that shows how human societies dealt with nearly 13,000 years of climate change on this often-challenging landscape"--Provided by publisher.

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Univ of California Press

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0520267478

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The Archaeology Of The Donner Party

By: Donald L Hardesty

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By: Donald L Hardesty

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University of Nevada Press

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Quantitative Zooarchaeology

Topics in the Analysis of Archaelogical Faunas

By: Donald K. Grayson

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Quantitative Zooarchaeology

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Quantitative Zooarchaeology

Quantitative Zooarchaeology

Holy Ground, Healing Water

Holy Ground, Healing Water

The Archaeology Of The Donner Party

The Archaeology Of The Donner Party

Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans

Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans

The Great Basin

The Great Basin

The Great Basin

The Great Basin

The Archaeology Of The Donner Party

The Archaeology Of The Donner Party

Quantitative Zooarchaeology

Quantitative Zooarchaeology

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