Archaeology of the Iroquois:Selected Readings and Research Sources

Description

This timely volume offers a compilation of twenty-four articles covering a wide spectrum of topics in Iroquoian archaeology. Culled from leading publications| these essays collectively represent the current state of knowledge and research in the field. A comprehensive research bibliography with more than 500 entries will be a key resource for specialists and nonspecialists alike. Both text and bibliography are structured in five sections: Origins; Precolumbian Dynamics; Postcolumbian Dynamics; Material Culture Studies; and Contemporary Iroquois Perspectives| Repatriation| and Collaborative Archaeology. Along with seminal essays by major figures in regional archaeology| the book includes responses by Haudenosaunee writers to the political context of contemporary archaeological work.