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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455225303321

Autore

Culberson Linda Crawford <1953->

Titolo

Arrowheads and spear points in the prehistoric Southeast [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to understanding cultural artifacts / / by Linda Crawford Culberson ; illustrated by Jim Culberson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c1993

ISBN

1-282-48560-1

9786612485602

1-60473-485-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (118 p.)

Disciplina

975/.01

Soggetti

Arrowheads - Southern States

Indians of North America - Implements - Southern States

Indians of North America - Southern States - Antiquities

Projectile points - Southern States

Stone implements - Southern States

Electronic books.

Southern States Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Some Basic Principles of Archaeology; 2 The First Immigrants; 3 The Paleo-lndians; 4 The Archaic Stage; 5 The Woodland Stage; 6 The Mississippian Stage; Glossary; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Native American tribes of what is now the Southeastern United States left intriguing relics of their ancient cultural life. Arrowheads, spearpoints, stone tools, and other artifacts are found in newly plowed fields, on hillsides after a fresh rain, or in washed-out creekbeds. These are tangible clues to the anthropology of the Paleo-Indians, and the highly developed Mississippian peoples. This indispensable guide to identifying and understanding such finds is for conscientious amateur archeologists who make their discoveries in surface terrain. Many are eager to understand the culture tha