Light from Ancient Campfires : Archaeological Evidence for Native Lifeways on the Northern Plains.

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Author / Creator:Peck, Trevor R.
Imprint:Edmonton : Athabasca University Press, 2011.
Description:1 online resource (528 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11245080
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ISBN:9781897425978
189742597X
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9781282948419
9781926836300
1926836308
9781897425961
1897425961
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-494) and index.
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Summary:Light from Ancient Campfires is the first book in twenty years to gather together a comprehensive prehistoric archaeological record of the Northern Plains First Nations. In this important examination of the region's earliest inhabitants, author Trevor R. Peck reviews the many changes of interpretation that have occurred in relevant literature published during the last two decades. Beginning with the earliest archaeological evidence for people in Alberta, Light from Ancient Campfires covers each period in chronological sequence. Throughout his research, Peck asks the following questions: What d.
Other form:Print version: Peck, Trevor R. Light from Ancient Campfires : Archaeological Evidence for Native Lifeways on the Northern Plains. Edmonton : Athabasca University Press, ©2011 9781897425961
Standard no.:9786612948411
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF PLATES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 EARLIEST INHABITANTS: Prior to ca. 11,050 BP; 2 EARLY PREHISTORIC PERIOD: ca. 11,050 to 8,600 BP; 3 EARLY TO MIDDLE PREHISTORIC PERIOD TRANSITION: ca. 8,600 to 7,500 BP; 4 MIDDLE PREHISTORIC PERIOD: ca. 7,500 to 1,500 BP; 5 MIDDLE TO LATE PREHISTORIC PERIOD TRANSITION: ca. 1,500 to 1,350 BP; 6 LATE PREHISTORIC PERIOD: ca. 1,350 to 250 BP; 7 LATE PREHISTORIC TO HISTORIC PERIOD TRANSITION: Protohistoric Period, ca. 250 to 200 BP; 8 COMMENTARY; REFERENCES; INDEX.