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Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Valley (Bur Oak Book)

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James L. Theler (Professor of Archaeology, Department of Sociology and Archaeology, University of Wisconsin La Crosse) and Robert F. Boszhardt (Associate Director of the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - La Crosse) are veteran archaeologists with more than twenty years experience in the field. Twelve Millennia: Archaeology Of The Upper Mississippi River Valley is a collaboratively written and thoroughly engaging overview of the Driftless region of the Upper Mississippi River Valley, featuring its ecological evolution throughout prehistory, as well as catalogs of animal remains and Native American rock art that can be found in the valley today. An excellent guide for vacationers and amateur archaeologists wanting background information for an area that roughly extends from Dubuque, Iowa to Red Wing, Minnesota, Twelve Millennia is a welcome and scholarly contribution to regional academic Archeology Studies reference collections and student reading lists.

Jim and Ernie do an excellent job with this book about the driftless area's archaeology. This was a required text for Jim's midwest archaeology class. It is a very readable book compared to most archaeology publications. A great introduction to the Upper Mississippi Valley regions archaeology. Jim and Ernie have worked in the area for years and are very knowledgeable about what is going on. Ernie is in constant contact with collectors to gain more information about what is going on in the area. Their work at MVAC has made this book possible. Overall it is a very good book on the subject that is interesting and engaging to read.