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Porch Talk - A Conversation About Archaeology in the Texas Panhandle (Paperback)
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Porch Talk - A Conversation About Archaeology in the Texas Panhandle (Paperback)
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When John Erickson, author of the Hank the Cowdog book series,
saved up and purchased a tract of Panhandle property near Perryton,
it set off a chain of discovery. Who lived in Texas over a thousand
years ago? In Porch Talk, John Erickson and his archaeologist
friend Doug Boyd investigate this question while explaining the art
and science of archaeology for middle readers. On the Perryton
ranch, John and his friends unearthed a ghost town that dated back
to around 1300 CE. They found a sprawl of widely spaced pit houses
occupying an area of 300 acres in John's West Pasture. It is
unclear how many people lived there, but it was a place where
babies were born and the elderly died and were buried. Women nursed
children, made cornmeal in stone metates, and stitched clothes of
leather while the men hunted bison using arrows tipped with points
made from Alibates flint. Porch Talk features the kind of
conversation John and Doug might have on the porch after a day of
work in the field. For more than twenty years, they worked together
on this and other prehistoric sites, sharing a fascination for the
ancient people who occupied the area. How did these people work,
play, and survive? Any person today who picks up Porch Talk, young
or old, will learn about archaeology, prehistoric Texas, and the
importance of taking care of the land. The conversation will ignite
your curiosity and make you aware of the brave and sturdy people
who occupied this land long ago.
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