Archaeology of the Southeastern United States: Paleoindian to World War I [Hardcover]

Judith A. Bense (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0120890607 | ISBN-13: 978-0120890606 | Publication Date: September 1, 1994

A chronological summary of major stages in Southeastern United States' development, this unique text overviews the region's archaeology from 20,000 years ago to World War I.
Early chapters review the history and development of archaeology as a discipline. The following chapters, organized in chronological order, highlight the archaeological characteristics of each featured period. The book's final chapters discuss new directions in Southeastern archaeology, including trends in teaching, research, the business of archaeology, and the public's growing interest. This versatile text perfectly suits undergraduates or anyone requiring a hands-on guide for self-exploration of the fascinating region.

Key Features
* First-of-its kind book to summarize Southeastern archaeology
* Includes both prehistoric and historic archaeology
* Easy-to-read format is filled with valuable research information
* Each chapter is chronologically organized and fully referenced
* Broad audience appeal

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Dr. Judith A. Bense is to be congratulated for her successful coverage of a broad topic that spans more than 12 millennia and encompasses a large geographic area... Up-to-date... The inclusion of an American Stage is innovation and valuable... The compliation of the material incorporated in this book was a tremendous undertaking."
--JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
"This book does indeed succeed in its stated goal of accumulating and synthesizing, in one volume, more or less up-to-date and representative information about most of the Southeast through the entire prehistoric sequence, and most of historic time as well. Bense does a good job of succinctly explaining some past behavioral patterns and anthropological and archaeological concepts for novices... She is perhaps at her best, though, in summing up large-scale patterns of economics, demography, settlement, and site patterning for the historic periods. In summary, Bense has taken on an immense task, and made a promising beginning,..."
--Marvin D. Jeter, MISSISSIPPI ARCHAEOLOGY.

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This chronological summary of the history of the Southeastern United States overviews the archaeology of the region from 20,000 years ago to World War I. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 388 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (September 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0120890607
• ISBN-13: 978-0120890606
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,890,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good starting point, August 5, 2003

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M. Kirtland - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Archaeology of the Southeastern United States: Paleoindian to World War I (Paperback)

Bense writes in a simple, clear style that is easy to understand. Unfortunately the figures referenced in the text are rarely on the same or facing page, so you must flip back and forth to follow the discussion.

Because the book covers a vast timespan each cultural period and site only receives a few pages coverage. While this is great as a survey or reference, I found it difficult to get a good picture of the people who produced the sites. However I do have a much better understanding of the scope of native settlement in the Southeast on which to base further study.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quick & Easy, August 23, 2010

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This review is from: Archaeology of the Southeastern United States: Paleoindian to World War I (Paperback)

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