| Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Valley Volume 1 Contributor(s): Theler, James L. (Author), Boszhardt, Robert F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0877458472 ISBN-13: 9780877458470 Publisher: University of Iowa Press OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2003 Annotation: From the end of the Ice Age to the fur trade era, Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Valley provides an excellent overview of the 12,000-year human past of the Driftless region of the Upper Mississippi River Valley--roughly from Dubuque, Iowa, to Red Wing, Minnesota, but framed within a somewhat larger area extending from the Rock Island Rapids at the modern Moline--Rock Island area to the Falls of St. Anthony at Minneapolis-St. Paul. James Theler and Robert Boszhardt tell the story of past peoples of the Upper Mississippi from the first inhabitants who lived alongside mammoths and mastodons, through the Woodland cultures, best known for the exotic materials buried in the Hopewell Mounds and the animal-shaped Effigy Mounds, into the days of the Oneota--intensive corn farmers who supplemented their diet through annual buffalo hunts--and the era of European contact and the end of prehistory. The book concludes with useful catalogs of the animal remains and rock art found in the valley as well as a list of archaeological sites and museums to visit. Focusing as much on ancient peoples as on their artifacts, this well-illustrated, carefully written book draws upon accumulated knowledge of past climate changes, such as the end of the last Ice Age, and of human adaptation to shifting environments through technological innovations and social stimuli as seen in the introduction of the bow and arrow and the adaptation of corn agriculture. Targeted for a nonprofessional audience, this informative, accessible book is written not for the specialist but for the general public, avocational archaeologists, college professors and high school teachers needing a text formidwestern prehistory, and park and natural area managers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Native American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 977.01 |
| LCCN: 2002073296 |
| Series: Bur Oak Books |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.06" W x 9.14" (0.82 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mississippi River Basin - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the end of the ice age to the fur trade era, this book provides an overview of the 12,000-year human past of the Driftless region of the Upper Mississippi River Valley. Focusing on ancient peoples and artefacts, it draws upon knowledge of past climate changes and human adaptation. |