Bones, Boats, and Bison : Archeology and the First Colonization of Western North America

by Dixon, E. James

• ISBN13: 9780826321381
• ISBN10: 0826321380
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr

Summary

This revolutionary synthesis dispels the stereotype of big game hunters following mammoths across the Bering Land Bridge, while painting a vivid picture of marine mammal hunters, fishers, and general foragers colonizing the New World.

Author Biography

E. James Dixon is curator of archeology at the Denver Museum of Natural History.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	viii
List of Tables	x
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
The Dawn of Paleoindian Archeology	1	(18)
The First Colonization of North America	19	(26)
North America's Oldest Sites	45	(46)
Early Sites in Mexico, and Central and South America	91	(20)
Learning from Those Who Have Gone Before	111	(38)
Interpreting Cultural Development	149	(16)
Alaska and the Pacific Northwest Prior to 8,000 B.P.	165	(28)
The Far West and Mexico Prior to 8,000 B.P.	193	(20)
The Great Plains Prior to 8,000 B.P.	213	(30)
Summary and Speculation	243	(14)
Bibliography	257	(56)
Index	313