Islands on the Plains: Ecological, Social, and Ritual Use of Landscapes - Couverture rigide

Kornfeld, Marcel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0874807603 ISBN 13 : 9780874807608

Editeur : University of Utah Press,U.S., 2003

Synopsis

Scattered throughout the Great Plains are many isolated areas of varying size and ecology, quite distinct from the surrounding grasslands. Such spaces can be uplands like the Black Hills, low hills like the Nebraska Sand Hills, or linear areas such as shallow river valleys and deeply incised canyons. While the notion of “islands” is not a new one among ecologists, its application in Plains archaeology is.

The contributors to this volume seek to illustrate the different ways that the spatial, structural, and temporal nature of islands conditioned the behavior and adaptation of past Plains peoples. This as a first step toward a more detailed analysis of habitat variation and its effects on Plains cultural dynamics and evolution. Although the emphasis is on ecology, several chapters also address social and ideological islands in the form of sacred sites and special hunting grounds.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Utah Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0874807603
• ISBN 13: 9780874807608
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible