Hunter Gatherer Mortuary Practices During The Central Texas Archaic
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Hunter Gatherer Mortuary Practices During The Central Texas Archaic
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Author : Leland C. Bement
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-06-28
Hunter Gatherer Mortuary Practices During The Central Texas Archaic written by Leland C. Bement and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-28 with Social Science categories.
Beginning over 10,000 years ago and continuing until the arrival of the Spanish in the 1500s, hunter and gatherer societies occupied the Edwards Plateau of central Texas. Archaeological studies over the past eighty years have reconstructed their subsistence, technology, and settlement patterns, but until now little information has been available on their burial practices, due to the scarcity of known burial sites. This detailed archaeological report describes the human skeletal remains, burial furnishings, and fauna recovered from Bering Sinkhole in Kerr County, the first carefully excavated hunter-gatherer burial site in central Texas. The remains in Bering Sinkhole were deposited from 7,500 to 2,000 years ago. Leland Bement's analysis reveals a growing elaboration in burial rituals during the period and also uncovers important data on the diet and health of the hunter-gatherers. He discusses climate change based on faunal remains and compares burial goods such as bone, antler, freshwater shell, marine shell, turtle, and stone artifacts with those found at other Texas mortuary sites and with deposits at hunter-gatherer habitation sites in Central Texas.
Transformation By Fire
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Author : Gabriel Cooney
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2014-11-27
Transformation By Fire written by Gabriel Cooney and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-27 with Social Science categories.
Transformation by Fire offers a current assessment of the archaeological research on the widespread social practice of cremation. Editors Ian Kuijt, Colin P. Quinn, and Gabriel Cooney chart a path for the development of interpretive archaeology surrounding this complex social process.
Rock Art Of The Lower Pecos
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Author : Carolyn E. Boyd
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2003
Rock Art Of The Lower Pecos written by Carolyn E. Boyd and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Indians of North America categories.
Boyd seed a way that hunter-gatherer artists expressed their belief systems; provided a mechanism for social and environmental adaptation; and acted as agents in the social, economic, and ideological affairs of the community. She offers detailed information gleaned from the art regarding the nature of the Lower Pecos cosmos, ritual practices involving the use of sacramental and medicinal plants, and hunter-gatherer lifeways.
Prehistory Of The Rustler Hills
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Author : Donny L. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-07-05
Prehistory Of The Rustler Hills written by Donny L. Hamilton and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-05 with Social Science categories.
The Northeastern Trans-Pecos region of Texas is an unforgiving environment for anyone living off the land, yet nomadic hunters and gatherers roamed its deserts and mountains and sheltered in caves and sinkholes from around AD 200 to 1450. This book provides detailed insights into the lifeways of these little-known prehistoric peoples. It places their occupation of the region in a wider temporal and cultural framework through a comprehensive description and analysis of the archaeological remains excavated by Donny L. Hamilton at Granado Cave in 1978. Hamilton begins with a brief overview of the geology and environment of the Granado Cave area and reviews previous archaeological investigations. Then he and other researchers present detailed analyses of the burials and other material remains found in the cave, as well as the results of radiocarbon dating. From these findings, he reconstructs the subsistence patterns and burial practices of these Native Americans, whom he identifies as a distinct group that was pushed into the environment by surrounding peoples. He proposes that they should be represented by a new archaeological phase, thus helping to clarify the poorly understood late prehistory of the Trans-Pecos.
Stone Artifacts Of Texas Indians
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Author : Ellen Sue Turner
language : en
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
Release Date : 2011-12-16
Stone Artifacts Of Texas Indians written by Ellen Sue Turner and has been published by Taylor Trade Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-16 with Social Science categories.
Useful for academic and recreational archaeologists alike, this book identifies and describes over 200 projectile points and stone tools used by prehistoric Native American Indians in Texas. This third edition boasts twice as many illustrations—all drawn from actual specimens—and still includes charts, geographic distribution maps and reliable age-dating information. The authors also demonstrate how factors such as environment, locale and type of artifact combine to produce a portrait of theses ancient cultures.
Paleoindian Geoarchaeology Of The Southern High Plains
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Author : Vance T. Holliday
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Paleoindian Geoarchaeology Of The Southern High Plains written by Vance T. Holliday and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Social Science categories.
The Southern High Plains of northwestern Texas and eastern New Mexico are rich in Paleoindian archaeological sites, including such well-known ones as Clovis, Lubbock Lake, Plainview, and Midland. These sites have been extensively researched over decades, not only by archaeologists but also by geoscientists, whose studies of soils and stratigraphy have yielded important information about cultural chronology and paleoenvironments across the region. In this book, Vance T. Holliday synthesizes the data from these earlier studies with his own recent research to offer the most current and comprehensive overview of the geoarchaeology of the Southern High Plains during the earliest human occupation. He delves into twenty sites in depth, integrating new and old data on site geomorphology, stratigraphy, soils, geochronology, and paleoenvironments. He also compares the Southern High Plains sites with other sites across the Great Plains, for a broader chronological and paleoenvironmental perspective. With over ninety photographs, maps, cross sections, diagrams, and artifact drawings, this book will be essential reading for geoarchaeologists, archaeologists, and Quaternary geoscientists, as well as avocational archaeologists who take part in Paleoindian site study throughout the American West.
Burial Terminology
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Author : Roderick Sprague
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2005
Burial Terminology written by Roderick Sprague and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Social Science categories.
Reference guide establishing a standard terminology for archaeologists to use to describe burials and grave goods. Visit our website for sample chapters!
The Archaeology Of The North American Great Plains
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Author : Douglas B. Bamforth
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-09-23
The Archaeology Of The North American Great Plains written by Douglas B. Bamforth and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-23 with HISTORY categories.
This book uses archaeology to tell 15,000 years of history of the indigenous people of the North American Great Plains.
Rock Art And Regional Identity
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Author : Jamie Hampson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-16
Rock Art And Regional Identity written by Jamie Hampson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-16 with Social Science categories.
Why did the ancient artists create paintings and engravings? What did the images mean? This careful study of rock art motifs in the Trans-Pecos area of Texas and a small area in South Africa demonstrates that there are archaeological and anthropological ways of accessing the past in order to investigate and explain the significance of rock art motifs. Using two disparate regions shows the possibility of comparative rock art studies and highlights the importance of regional studies and regional variations. This is an ideal resource for students and researchers.
Southwest Gulf Railroad Company Construction And Operation Exemption Medina County Texas
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Southwest Gulf Railroad Company Construction And Operation Exemption Medina County Texas written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.