03375nam 2200769 a 450 991097296770332120200520144314.097866135935289781280498299128049829397808032627510803262752(CKB)3170000000046338(EBL)915043(OCoLC)793511408(SSID)ssj0000601738(PQKBManifestationID)11350585(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000601738(PQKBWorkID)10565905(PQKB)10256763(OCoLC)797825859(MdBmJHUP)muse3748(Au-PeEL)EBL915043(CaPaEBR)ebr10559309(CaONFJC)MIL359352(MiAaPQ)EBC915043(Perlego)4518555(EXLCZ)99317000000004633820110621d2011 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrOn the edge of purgatory an archaeology of place in Hispanic Colorado /Bonnie J. ClarkLincoln [Neb.] University of Nebraska Press Society for Historical Archaeologyc20111 online resource (176 p.)Historical archaeology of the American WestDescription based upon print version of record.9780803213722 0803213727 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexSoutheastern 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 ethnoHistorical archaeology of the American West.Hispanic AmericansColoradoAntiquitiesHispanic AmericansColoradoHistoryHispanic AmericansColoradoSocial life and customsArchaeology and historyColoradoEthnoarchaeologyColoradoColoradoAntiquitiesColoradoHistory, LocalColoradoSocial life and customsHispanic AmericansAntiquities.Hispanic AmericansHistory.Hispanic AmericansSocial life and customs.Archaeology and historyEthnoarchaeology305.868/0730788Clark Bonnie J1809326MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972967703321On the edge of purgatory4362863UNINA