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UNINA9910778986003321 |
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Autore |
Walthall John A |
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Titolo |
Prehistoric Indians of the Southeast [[electronic resource] ] : archaeology of Alabama and the middle South / / John A. Walthall |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 1990, c1980 |
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ISBN |
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0-8173-8382-4 |
0-585-27303-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (315 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Indians of North America - Southern States - Antiquities |
Indians of North America - Alabama - Antiquities |
Southern States Antiquities |
Alabama Antiquities |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [278]-296) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations and Tables; Preface; 1 Discovering the Past; 2 The Environment; 3 Pioneer Hunters and Gatherers; 4 The Archaic Stage; 5 The Gulf Formational Stage; 6 The Woodland Stage; 7 The Mississippian Stage; 8 The Twilight of Prehistory; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book deals with the prehistory of the region encompassed by the present state of Alabama and spans a period of some 11,000 years-from 9000 B.C. and the earliest documented appearance of human beings in the area to A.D. 1750, when the early European settlements were well established. Only within the last five decades have remains of these prehistoric peoples been scientifically investigated. This volume is the product of intensive archaeological investigations in Alabama by scores of amateur and professional researchers. It represents no end product but rather is an initi |
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