Lacking the grand-scale, pre-Columbian alterations to landscapes
brought about by the repeated rise and fall of states and empires,
the focus of North American archaeologists has been on native
foragers and villagers. Since the quincentennial of Columbus's
voyage, North America has also become a hotbed for studies of
culture contact, transculturation, and ethnogenesis. These recent
developments have reshaped North American archaeology--bridging the
divide between history and prehistory and between the practices of
everyday life and global cultural change.
"North American Archaeology" offers readers a rich and
informative text organized around central topics and debates within
the discipline that are illustrated by case studies from different
regions and time periods. Based on the lives of real people and the
historical changes that they experienced in the past, these case
studies emphasize human agency, cultural practice, the body, issues
of inequality, and the politics of archaeological practice. By
highlighting current understandings of cultural and historical
processes in North America and situating these understandings
within a global perspective, this volume will inspire not only
students and scholars of North American archaeology but will
undoubtedly spark the imaginations of the many individuals
interested in the rich history and cultures of North American
peoples.
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