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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463522103321

Autore

Clark Bonnie J

Titolo

On the edge of purgatory [[electronic resource] ] : an archaeology of place in Hispanic Colorado / / Bonnie J. Clark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln [Neb.], : University of Nebraska Press, : Society for Historical Archaeology, c2011

ISBN

1-280-49829-3

9786613593528

0-8032-6275-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Historical archaeology of the American West

Disciplina

305.868/0730788

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Colorado - Antiquities

Hispanic Americans - Colorado - History

Hispanic Americans - Colorado - Social life and customs

Archaeology and history - Colorado

Ethnoarchaeology - Colorado

Electronic books.

Colorado Antiquities

Colorado History, Local

Colorado Social life and customs

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

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Finding Purgatory; 1. Hispanic Colorado; 2. Inhabiting the Lower Purgatory; 3. Making a Living and a Life; 4. Plazas and Community; 5. Lessons from the Landscape; Conclusion: The Archaeology of Places; References Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Southeastern Colorado was known as the northernmost boundary of New Spain in the sixteenth century. By the late 1800's, the region was U.S. territory, but the majority of settlers remained Hispanic families. They had a complex history of interaction with indigenous populations in the area and adopted many of the indigenous methods of survival in this difficult environment. Today their descendants compose a vocal



part of the Hispanic population of Colorado. Bonnie J. Clark investigates the unwritten history of this unique Hispanic population. Combining archaeological research, contemporary ethno