War Paths, Peace Paths - An Archaeology of Cooperation and Conflict in Native Eastern North America (Paperback)

Archaeologists, ethnohistorians, osteologists, and cultural anthropologists have only recently begun to address seriously the issue of Native American war and peace in the eastern United States. New methods for identifying prehistoric cooperation and conflict in the archaeological record are now helping to advance our knowledge of their existence and importance. Focusing on four major issues in prehistoric warfare studies settlement patterns, skeletal trauma, weaponry, and iconography David H. Dye presents a new interpretation of ancient war and peace east of the Mississippi. He considers evidence for raiding and more organized forms of warfare, accounts of native warfare witnessed by sixteenth-century Europeans, and the various causes of warfare, such as revenge, competition for resources, and ideology. War Paths, Peace Paths offers an innovative analysis of cooperation and conflict in the prehistoric eastern United States.

General

Imprint:	AltaMira Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Issues in Eastern Woodlands Archaeology
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	February 2009
Authors:	David Dye
Dimensions:	229 x 154 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-0-7591-0746-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7591-0746-7
Barcode:	9780759107465

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