Corey Village and the Cayuga world : implications from archaeology and beyond /

In this investigation of 16th-century Corey Village, an ancestral village of the Cayuga nation, one of the five nations within the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of New York state, scholars utilized indigenous archaeological practices involving active participation, perspective, and interpretation from Native communities. Oral and spiritual knowledge of Cayuga clan leaders helped scholars discern that Corey Village had been and still is a place of power and healing, contrasting earlier reports of violence and warfare. The remnants of a garden of medicinal herbs were found nearby, as well as lithic stone tools indicative of grinding for healing and spiritual guidance rather than warfare. Despite the book's somewhat dry reports of the ceramic, lithic, botanical, and faunal remains, the discussions in the introduction and epilogue of the significance of the Corey Village to Haudenosaunee history and its relationship to the European conquests and the American Revolution are important statements for scholars of the Haudenosaunee and of the region. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic levels/libraries. --Bonnie C. Ryan, Syracuse University