Kansas Archaeology

Name: Kansas Archaeology
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ISBN: 9780700614288

ISBN-10: 0700614281

ISBN-13: 9780700614288

Edition: 2006

Authors: Alfred E. Johnson, William E. Banks, Robert J. Hoard

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From Kanorado to Pawnee villages, Kansas is a land rich in archaeological sites--nearly 12,000 known--that testify to its prehistoric heritage. This volume presents the first comprehensive overview of Kansas archaeology in nearly fifty years, containing the most current descriptions and interpretations of the state's archaeological record. Building on Waldo Wedel's classic Introduction to Kansas Archaeology, it synthesizes more than four decades of research and discusses all major prehistoric time period in one readily accessible resource. In Kansas Archaeology, a team of distinguished contributors, all experts in their fields, synthesize what is known about the human presence in Kansas…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 2/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.738



Foreword



Acknowledgments



Introduction




Late Quaternary and Modern Environments in Kansas




The Effects of Late Quaternary Landscape Evolution on the Archaeological Record of Kansas




The Paleoarchaic of Kansas




Woodland Adaptations in Eastern Kansas




Plains Woodland Complexes of Western Kansas and Adjacent Portions of Nebraska and Colorado




The Central Plains Tradition




The Late Prehistoric on the High Plains of Western Kansas: High Plains Upper Republican and Dismal River




Late Prehistoric Oneota in the Central Plains




The Great Bend Aspect




Looking South: The Middle Ceramic Period in Southern Kansas and Beyond




Wichita Ethnohistory




The Kansa




The Pawnee in Kansas: Ethnohistory and Archaeology




Paleoethnobotanical Research in Kansas




Kansas Lithic Resources



Appendix


References Cited


The Contributors


Index