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Author:

Feder, Kenneth L., author.

Title:

Native American archaeology in the parks : a guide to heritage sites in our national parks and monuments / Kenneth L. Feder.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xx, 241 pages : color illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Subject:

Indians of North America--Antiquities--Guidebooks.
National parks and reserves--Guidebooks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Preface -- Okay, so why did I write this book? -- Inspiration -- Parks and monuments: The good, the bad, and the ugly -- No ruins, no discoveries -- Format -- Part I: Parks and people -- National parks and national monuments: Our "best idea" -- Roosevelt's role -- The American Antiquities Act of 1906 -- The Archaeological Resources Protection Act -- First people -- Who were the first people of America? -- The people -- Adaptation -- Part II: Oh, the places you'll go -- Villages before European contact, American Southwest -- First peoples rock art -- Mound builders of the East -- Raw material procurement site -- Villages after European contact, American Southwest -- Villages after European contact, American Plains and Northwest -- War -- A brief epilogue.

Summary:

"Here's a full-color travel guide to national parks and national monuments that have a strong connection to the lives of America's First Peoples"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1538145863
9781538145869

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1336892766

LCCN:

2022027740

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

P1AX906 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Ottumwa (Ottumwa)