Arrowheads and Spear Points in the Prehistoric Southeast: A Guide to Understanding Cultural Artifacts

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ISBN: 9780878056385
Dewey: 975.01
LCC Number: E78
Author: Linda Crawford Culberson
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Pages: 117
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How to identify your fascinating find and understand the culture that produced it

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The Native American tribes of what is now the Southeastern United States left intriguing relics of their ancient cultural life. Arrowheads| spear points| 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-Indian hunters| the Archaic hunters and gatherers| the agricultural Woodland 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 that produced the artifact| what kind of people created it| how it was made| how old it is| and what its purpose was. Here is a handbook that seeks identification through the clues of cultural history. In discussing materials used| the processes of manufacture| and the relationship between the artifacts and the environments| it reveals ancient discoveries to be not merely interesting trinkets but by-products from the once vital societies in areas that are now Alabama| Arkansas| Georgia| Kentucky| Louisiana| Mississippi| the Carolinas| as well as in southeastern Texas| southern Missouri| southern Illinois| and southern Indiana. The text of this volume is documented by more than a hundred drawings in the actual size of the artifacts| as well as by a glossary of archeological terms and a helpful list of state and regional archeological societies.

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Weight 0.44 lbs
Dimensions 8.54 × 7.02 × 0.32 in
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