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

• Autore: Culberson Linda Crawford <1953->
• Pubblicazione: Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c1993
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (118 p.)
• Disciplina: 975/.01
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Southern States Antiquities
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Arrowheads and spear points in the prehistoric Southeast
• ISBN: 1-282-48560-1; 9786612485602; 1-60473-485-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816518603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II