| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 246 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Preface; Biographical Essay: Junius Bouton Bird and American Archaeology; 1. BACKGROUND AND DEPARTURE; Overview; South Chile and the Canoe Indians; Daily Life Sailing the Channels; 2. CHRONOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS AND DATING; The Periods; The Radiocarbon Dates; 3. CAÑADON LEONA; General Description; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; Possible Age of Deposit; Burials; Summary; Daily Life; 4. PALLI AIKE; General Description; Excavation in Two Phases; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Possible Age of Deposit; Faunal Remains; Human Remains; Daily Life |
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5. FELL'S CAVEGeneral Description; Excavation Information, 1936-1937; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; Daily Life; Excavations by John Fell and the French Mission; Excavations, 1969-1970; The Carnivore Remains Excavated at Fell's Cave in 1970; Fell's Cave: 11,000 Years of Changes in Paleoenvironments, Fauna, and Human Occupation; 6. CERRO SOTA CAVE; General Description; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; A Group Burial; Probable Dating of the Deposit; Daily Life; 7. MYLODON CAVE; Background; Structure of the Floor Deposit; Results and Conclusions; Human Remains; Sloth Skin |
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Broken or "Cut" BoneDomestication of the Sloth; Summary of Evidence; Age of Remains; Two Additional Specimens; Editor's Postscript; Bibliography |
| Summary |
"This is a remarkable book by one of the true geniuses in the field of anthropology during this century and one who provided valuable data for specialists in other disciplines as well."â€"H. M. Wormington"An engaging manuscript that should charm a broad audience."â€"Thomas F. Lynch"The field notes of Junius, and Peggy's diary, are valuable records of the excavations, artifacts, and interpretations of the best archaeologists to work in the southern tip of South America."â€"James G. GriffinJunius Bird's three great archaeological field achievementsâ€"at the Strait of Magellan in Chilean Patagoni |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Bird, Junius Bouton, 1907-1982.
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Bird, Junius Bouton, 1907-1982 fast |
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Indians of South America -- Chile -- Antiquities
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HISTORY.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Antiquities
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Indians of South America -- Antiquities
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Reisebericht
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Vor- und Frühgeschichte
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Ausgrabung
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Indiens -- Chili -- Antiquités.
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Chile -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023868
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Chile
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Chile -- Süd
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Chili -- Antiquités.
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Chile -- Antiquitaes.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bird, Margaret
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Hyslop, John, 1945-1993
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| LC no. |
87030245 |
| ISBN |
1587290146 |
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9781587290145 |
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