Introduction to Archaeology -- Environment of the Upper Mississippi River Valley -- Past Climate of the Upper Mississippi River Valley -- A Brief History of Upper Mississippi River Valley Archaeology -- The First People -- The Archaic Tradition -- The First Revolution -- The Woodland Tradition -- The Beginning of Tribes -- The Second Revolution -- The Oneota Culture -- The End of Prehistory -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Animal Remains -- Appendix B. Rock Art -- Appendix C. Places to Visit
Summary
The people of Taquile Island on the Peruvian side of beautiful Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the Americas, are renowned for the hand-woven textiles that they both wear and sell to outsiders. One thousand seven hundred Quechua-speaking peasant farmers, who depend on potatoes and the fish from the lake, host the forty thousand tourists who visit their island each year. Yet only twenty-five years ago, few tourists had even heard of Taquile
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243) and index
