| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 425 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction : colonialism and decline in eighteenth-century Iroquois studies -- Local political economy -- Toward a history of the Seneca homeland, 1677-1754 -- New Ganechstage in the library, museum, and archive -- Archaeology at the Townley-Read Site, 1996-2000 -- Seneca settlement pattern and community structure, 1677-1779 -- The logic of dispersed settlement -- Iroquois housing, 1677-1754 : terminology and definitions -- Iroquois housing, 1677-1754 : archaeological and documentary evidence -- Archaeology and Townley-Read's economy : faunal remains, red stone, and alcohol bottles -- Turning points in Iroquois history : a re-evaluation -- Conclusion : archaeology and the Seneca restoration |
| Summary |
The Iroquois nation is commonly perceived as having plunged into a steep decline in the late 17th century due to colonial encroachment into the Great Lakes region. This book challenges long-standing interpretations that depict the Iroquois as defeated, colonized peoples |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-399) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Seneca Indians -- New York (State) -- Townley-Read Site -- Antiquities
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Land settlement patterns -- New York (State) -- Townley-Read Site
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- New York (State) -- Townley-Read Site
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Land settlement patterns
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Seneca Indians -- Antiquities
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| SUBJECT |
Townley-Read Site (N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008002576
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Geneva (N.Y.) -- Antiquities
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New York (State) -- Geneva
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New York (State) -- Townley-Read Site
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Seneca <Volk>
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Society for Historical Archaeology.
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| LC no. |
2008014476 |
| ISBN |
9780813045856 |
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0813045851 |
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0813039428 |
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9780813039428 |
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