Archaeology of Minnesota : the prehistory of the upper Mississippi river region / Guy Gibbon.
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Archaeology of Minnesota : the prehistory of the upper Mississippi river region / Guy Gibbon.
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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
©2012
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1 online resource (x, 263 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Introduction : the tools of the trade -- Environments of Minnesota -- Paleoindian and Archaic Period, circa 11,200 to 500 BC. First people : Paleoindian and Early Eastern Archaic adaptations ; Prairie everywhere : Middle and Late Archaic adaptations -- Initial Woodland Period, circa 1000-500 BC to AD 500-700. Southern deer hunters, gardeners, and bison hunters : initial Woodland adaptations in Southern Minnesota ; Northern hunters, fishers, and wild rice harvesters : initial Woodland adaptations in Central and Northern Minnesota -- Terminal Woodland and Mississippian Period, circa AD 500-700 to 1650. Terminal Woodland effigy mound builders and bison hunters : terminal Woodland adaptations in Southern Minnesota ; First tribes in Southern Minnesota : Mississippian and Plains village adaptations ; First tribes in Central and Northern Minnesota : terminal Woodland adaptations -- Conclusion. Long-term pattern in the past.
Summary:
Examines the prehistory of Minnesota and its native inhabitants through artifacts, evidence of human activity, and plant and animal remains. Explores the social, economic, and political systems of these native cultures. Includes maps and illustrations.
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