Hunter-Gatherer Mortuary Practices during the Central Texas Archaic (Texas Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series) [Hardcover]

Leland C. Bement (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1994 | Series: Texas Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series

Archaeological studies over the past eighty years have reconstructed the subsistence, technology, and settlement patterns of the Edwards Plateau hunter-gatherers, but until now little information has been available on their burial practices, due to the scarcity of known burial sites. This detailed archaeological report describes the human skeletal remains, burial furnishings, and fauna recovered from Bering Sinkhole in Kerr County, the first carefully excavated hunter-gatherer burial site in central Texas. This comprehensive site report provides valuable baseline data for all students of hunter-gatherer societies. It will also be of interest to the growing number of avocational archaeologists in Texas.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: University of Texas Press; 1 edition (1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0292708173
• ISBN-13: 978-0292708174
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,886,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally someone publishes archaeological data from a dig., January 18, 1999

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This review is from: Hunter-Gatherer Mortuary Practices during the Central Texas Archaic (Texas Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series) (Hardcover)

First, the down side. For $37.50, I hoped for a big book full of on-site color pictures and visual data. Doesn't have that. Information wise, it is outstanding. It is very difficult to find easily read data concerning ancient man in Texas. This book not only contains the information for which it is named, but includes parametal info as well. I really enjoyed the information on faunal, artifacts, species and other information pertinent to the time period. Even the weather is included as best can be determined. The concept that many other sink holes in the area could be cemeteries is amazing in itself. Where are the other tens of thousands of deceased people that once occupied this land? More archaeologists in the future should take the time to actually publish this interesting and valuable data for the general public.