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1 online resource (752 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Northwestern Plains and the Central Rocky Mountains: An Ecological Area for Prehistoric Hunters and Gatherers; Introduction; Paleoenvironments; The Subsistence Base; The Human Group; Organization of the Data; 2 The Archaeological Record for the Northwestern Plains and Rocky Mountains; Introduction; Establishing the Cultural Chronology; Tool Assemblages and Debitage as Chronological Indicators; Ceramics; Chronological Ordering; Stratified Archaeological Sites |
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Pre-Clovis Possibilities and/or Ancestral ClovisThe Early Paleoindian Period; The Middle Paleoindian Period; The Late Paleoindian Period; The Foothill/Mountain Paleoindian Complexes; The Early Plains Archaic Period; The Middle Plains Archaic or McKean Period; The Late Plains Archaic or Late Middle Prehistoric Period; The Late Prehistoric Period; The Protohistoric Period; 3 Methodology for the High Plains and Rocky Mountains: Animal Behavior, Experimentation, and High-Tech Approaches; Introduction; Modern Animals as Behavior Analogs |
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Studies of Animal Populations in Archaeological Sites and Their Use in Biological and Cultural InterpretationsThe Use of Taphonomy in Archaeological Studies; Experiments in Archaeology; New Methods at the Cutting Edge; Conclusions; 4 Mammoth and Bison Hunting; Introduction; Mammoth Hunting; Bison Hunting; Bison Hunting during Early Paleoindian Times; Bison Trapping and Procurement during Middle Paleoindian Times; Bison Kills of the Late Paleoindians; Bison Procurement during the Early Plains Archaic Period; The Middle Plains Archaic Period Bison Kills |
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The Late Plains Archaic Period Bison KillsThe Late Prehistoric Period Bison Kills; The Classic Late Prehistoric Bison Jumps; Other Evidence of Bison Procurement; Some Thoughts on Prehistoric Bison Procurement; Prehistoric Hunters and Hunting Strategies on the North American Plains and in the Rockies; 5 Prehistoric Hunting of Other Game and Small Animal Procurement; Introduction; Antelope or Pronghorn; Mountain Sheep; Deer; Elk; Rabbit; Small Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Insects, Fish, and Shellfish; Conclusions; 6 Prehistoric Lifeways and Resources on the Plains and in the Rocky Mountains |
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IntroductionEthnographic Analogy, Tools, and Fire Pits; Animal Resources; Plant Resources; Diet Breadth on the Plains and in the Rockies; Prehistoric Food Preparation; Protection of Stored Food Supplies: Food Caching; Quarries, Quarrying, and Raw Material Procurement; Caching Stone Tools; 7 Communities and Landscape; Introduction; Structures and Villages; Campsites and Settlements; Cairn Lines, Alignments, Fences, and Corrals; 8 A Myriad of Life's Necessities; Introduction; Clothing; Ceramics and Containers; Miscellaneous and Unique Artifacts |
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9 Paleoindian Flaked Stone Technology on the Plains and in the Rockies |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Frison, George C
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Larson, Mary Lou
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| ISBN |
9781315422077 |
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1315422077 |
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