The South West to AD 1000

The South West to AD 1000
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Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015019124430
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Synopsis The South West to AD 1000 by : Malcolm Todd (FSA.)

A unique and detailed history of the south-west of England written in a clear and accessible style. A wondeful resource for any local historian. -- Amazon.com.

Emil W. Haury's Prehistory of the American Southwest

Emil W. Haury's Prehistory of the American Southwest
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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Total Pages : 525
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ISBN-10 : 9780816534906
ISBN-13 : 081653490X
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Emil W. Haury's Prehistory of the American Southwest by : Emil W. Haury

"Emil Haury stands as one of the finest archaeologists of the American Southwest. He skills were sharpened by the best mentors—Cummings, Douglass, Gladwin—and eventually Haury's excavations became the definitive work on the Mogollon and Hohokam cultures. . . . This work is a 'best of Haury' collection of many of his previously published works, with excellent introductory essays by colleagues and noted archaeologists—gathered into one, readable volume."—Choice

Wessex from Ad1000

Wessex from Ad1000
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9781317871842
ISBN-13 : 1317871847
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Wessex from Ad1000 by : J. H. Bettey

The prehistory and early history of Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Avon, and the city of Bristol.

Ancient Puebloan Southwest

Ancient Puebloan Southwest
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 0521788803
ISBN-13 : 9780521788809
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Ancient Puebloan Southwest by : John Kantner

An introduction to the history of the Puebloan Southwest from the AD 1000s to the sixteenth century, first published in 2004.

Dynamics of Southwest Prehistory

Dynamics of Southwest Prehistory
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Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Total Pages : 419
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ISBN-10 : 9780817353513
ISBN-13 : 0817353518
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Dynamics of Southwest Prehistory by : Linda S. Cordell

Emerging from a School of American Research, this work reviews the general status of archaeological knowledge in 9 key regions of the Southwest to examine broader questions of cultural development, which affected the Southwest as a whole, and to consider an overall conceptual model of the prehistoric Southwest after the advent of sedentism.

The American Southwest and Mesoamerica

The American Southwest and Mesoamerica
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9781489911490
ISBN-13 : 1489911499
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis The American Southwest and Mesoamerica by : Jonathon E. Ericson

Regional approaches to the study of prehistoric exchange have generated much new knowledge about intergroup and regional interaction. The American South west and Mesoamerica: Systems of Prehistoric Exchange is the first of two volumes that seek to provide current information regarding regional exchange on a conti nental basis. From a theoretical perspective, these volumes provide important data for the comparative analysis of regional systems relative to sociopolitical organization from simple hunter-gatherers to those of complex sociopolitical entities like the state. Although individual regional exchange systems are unique for each region and time period, general patterns emerge relative to sOciopolitical organization. Of significant interest to us are the dynamic processes of change, stability, rate of growth, and collapse of regional exchange systems relative to sociopolitical complexity. These volumes provide basic data to further our under standing of prehistoric exchange systems. The volume presents our current state of knowledge about regional exchange systems in the American Southwest and Mesoamerica. Each chapter synthesizes the research findings of a number of other researchers in order to provide a synchronic view of regional interaction for a specific chronological period. A diachronic view is also prOvided for regional interaction in the context of the developments in regional SOciopolitical organization. Most authors go beyond description by proposing alternative models within which to understand regional interaction. The book is organized by geographical and chronological divisions to pro vide units of the broader mosaic of prehistoric exchange systems.

Social Violence in the Prehispanic American Southwest

Social Violence in the Prehispanic American Southwest
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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9780816550692
ISBN-13 : 0816550697
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Social Violence in the Prehispanic American Southwest by : Deborah L. Nichols

Spontaneous acts of violence born of human emotions like anger or greed are probably universal, but social violence—violence resulting from social relationships within and between groups of people—is a much more complex issue with implications beyond archaeology. Recent research has generated multiple interpretations about the forms, intensity, and underlying causes of social violence in the ancient Southwest. Deborah L. Nichols and Patricia L. Crown have gathered nine contributions from a variety of disciplines to examine social violence in the prehispanic American Southwest. Not only offering specific case studies but also delving into theoretical aspects, this volume looks at archaeological interpretations, multidisciplinary approaches, and the implications of archaeological research for Native peoples and how they are impacted by what archaeologists say about their past. Specific chapters address the impacts of raiding and warfare, the possible origins of ritual violence, the evidence for social violence manifested in human skeletal remains, the implications of witchcraft persecution, and an examination of the reasons behind apparent anthropophagy. There is little question that social violence occurred in the American Southwest. These contributions support the need for further discussion and investigation into its causes and the broader implications for archaeology and anthropology. CONTENTS 1. Introduction Patricia Crown and Deborah Nichols 2. Dismembering the Trope: Imagining Cannibalism in the Ancient Pueblo World Randall H. McGuire and Ruth Van Dyke 3. An Outbreak of Violence and Raiding in the Central Mesa Verde Region in the 12th Century AD Brian R. Billman 4. Chaco Horrificus? Wendy Bustard 5. Inscribed in the Body, Written in Bones: The Consequences of Social Violence at La Plata Debra L. Martin, Nancy Akins, Bradley Crenshaw, and Pamela K. Stone 6. Veneration or Violence: A Study of Variations in Patterns of Human Bone Modification at La Quemada Ventura R. Pérez, Ben A. Nelson, and Debra L. Martin 7. Witches, Practice, and the Context of Pueblo Cannibalism William H. Walker 8. Explanation vs. Sensation: The Discourse of Cannibalism at Awat’ovi Peter Whiteley 9. Devouring Ourselves George J. Armelagos References Cited About the Contributors Index

Lancashire and Cheshire from AD1540

Lancashire and Cheshire from AD1540
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 9781317871668
ISBN-13 : 1317871669
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Lancashire and Cheshire from AD1540 by : C. B. Phillips

This series, fully illustrated with maps and half-tones, is written for general readers as well as the student. In illuminating the anonymous lives of our predecessors it will, when complete, substantially enrich our understanding of the many histories which together make up the history of England. This authoritative volume surveys the modern history of the counties of Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. In 1540 this was a backward area, poor, underpopulated and conservative. During the seventeenth and early eighteenth century the spread of the first cottage industries to the mills and the mines transformed the region into one of the engines of Britain's nineteenth-century greatness. The causes, the costs and the consequences of that transformation are vividly portrayed in this very readable text. Offers a succinct account and analysis of the first region to experience the developed factory system. Discusses the rise, dominance and decline of the region which has parallels across the country and the world. Provides essential background text for the students of local history. Assumes no previous knowledge of the region.