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Social Singing Among The Mapuche

by Mischa Titiev

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 In this slim volume, Mischa Titiev presents the text and translation of a series of Mapuche songs he recorded on a trip to Chile in 1948.
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Cave Hollow, An Ozark Bluff-Dweller Site

by Horace Miner

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 In north-central Arkansas, Horace Miner excavated an ash bed at the mouth of Cave Hollow. In this report, he discusses the artifacts found during excavationâ€"stone tools, animal bone, and potteryâ€"and the siteâ€™s possible cultural connections.
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Nomads And Farmers - A Study Of The Yoâ¨Ruâ¨K Of Southeastern Turkey

by Daniel G. Bates

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 The YÃ¶rÃ¼k of southeastern Turkey are both farmers and nomads. Here he describes the many aspects of tribal life: marriage and kidnapping, descent, residence and household patterns, pasture rights, domestic production and wealth, and settlement patterns.
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Elements For An Anthropology Of Technology

by Pierre Lemonnier

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 Renowned anthropologist Pierre Lemonnier presents a refreshing new look at the anthropology of technology: one that will be of great interest to ethnologists and archaeologists alike.
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Wari Imperialism In Middle Horizon Peru

by Katharina J. Schreiber

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 More than 600 years before the Inka empire ruled the Andean region of South American, during the period known as the Middle Horizon, there were two complex societies: the Tiwanaku and the Wari.
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Living In A Lean-To - Philippine Negrito Foragers In Transition

by Navin K. Rai

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 In this ethnographic study of the Agta, hunter-gatherers in the tropical rain forest of northeastern Luzon in the Philippines, Navin K. Rai documents a traditional society struggling to survive as their forest home is destroyed by outside forces. Foreword by Karl L. Hutterer.
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Prehistoric Food Production In North America

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 As Richard I. Ford explains in his preface to this volume, the 1980s saw an â€œexplosive expansion of our knowledge about the variety of cultivated and domesticated plants and their history in aboriginal America.â€ This collection presents research on prehistoric food production from Ford, Patty Jo Watson, Frances B. Wesley Cowan, Paul E.
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A Study Of Some Michigan Indians

by Frances Densmore

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 In this study, Frances Densmore describes the results of her ethnographic research with members of the Chippewa tribe in Michiganâ€™s Upper Peninsula. She visited the town of Watersmeet and the Lâ€™Anse reservation, and she includes notes on communities at Bay Mills, Hannahville, Isabella County, and Beaver Island.
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Lumbar Breakdown Caused By Erect Posture In Man

by Frederick P. Thieme

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 In this study of lumbar breakdown (specifically spondylolisthesis and herniated intervertebral discs), Frederick P. Thieme finds that mechanical strains resulting from erect posture and lumbar curvature do contribute to low back breakdown in humans.
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Folklore Of The Atayal Of Formosa And The Mountain Tribes Of Luzon

by Edward Norbeck

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 Edward Norbeck offers a translation of folk tales of the Atayal, a tribe from the island of Taiwan. Norbeck presents the possibility that these tales are related to the mythology of other Indonesian and southeast Asian groups, especially the mountain tribes of Luzon, in the Philippines.
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The Preceramic Horizons Of Northeastern Oklahoma

by David Albert Baerreis

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 David Albert Baerreis reports on the excavation of three sites in Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma, and the artifacts found there. The author focuses on lithics (projectile points and other chipped stone tools as well as ground stone tools) and provides a comparative analysis of the material.
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The Crable Site, Fulton County, Illinois - A Late Prehistoric Site In The Central Illinois Valley

by Hale Gilliam Smith

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 The Crable site is a late prehistoric site in Fulton County in west-central Illinois, along the Illinois River. In this report, Hale Gilliam Smith combines results from the University of Chicagoâ€™s excavation in 1933 with information from local collectors in order to present a description and analysis of the site.
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Essays On Archaeological Methods

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 James B. Griffin edited this collection of essays, written by leading archaeologists of the time, on best practices for field and laboratory work. The hope was to improve the practice of archaeology and stimulate further research. Contributions by Albert C. Spaulding, Junius Bird, Frederick R. Matson, and others.
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Spanish-Guarani Relations In Early Colonial Paraguay

by Elman R. Service

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The Culture And Acculturation Of The Delaware Indians

by Jr., William W. Newcomb

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 visited the Delaware people of Oklahoma in order to write an ethnographic study of the tribe. He discusses the origins and linguistic affiliations of the Delaware, their social systems, economic and material culture, and religion and folklore, as well as the process of acculturation and assimilation that took place after European contact.
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Late Pleistocene Geochronology And The Paleo-Indian Penetration Into The Lower Michigan Peninsula

by Ronald J. Mason

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 Ronald J. Mason examines the prehistoric geochronology of the lower peninsula of Michigan and the presence of specific projectile points from various counties to assess the evidence for Paleoindian people in the region.
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The Chronological Position Of The Hopewellian Culture In The Eastern United States

by James B. Griffin

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 James B. Griffin reports on a series of radiocarbon dates from sites thought to be part of the Hopewellian complex. Material tested came from a broad area, including Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, Canada.
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Oasis And Casbah - Algerian Culture And Personality In Change

by George De Vos e Horace M. Miner

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 Horace M. Miner and George De Vos report the results of a nine-month cultural study in Algeria.
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Iroquois Culture History In The Niagara Frontier Area Of New York State

by Marian E. White

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 Marian E. White describes seven Iroquois sites in detail and reports on the archaeological data, including pottery, pipes, and projectile points. She also writes about the ethnohistory and culture history of the Niagara Frontier Region of New York. She concludes with comparisons to sites and cultures surrounding the region.
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Lake Superior Copper And The Indians - Miscellaneous Studies Of Great Lakes Prehistory

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Archaeological Investigations On Agattu, Aleutian Islands

by Albert C. Spaulding

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 Spaulding reports on the 1949 excavations on the island of Agattu, at the western end of the Aleutian Islands. They found numerous burials and hundreds of artifacts, including stone tools, bone ornaments and tools, and animal bone.
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Miscellaneous Studies In Typology And Classification

by Anta M. White, Lewis R. Binford e Mark L. Papworth

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 This volume includes a report on excavations at three Late Archaic sites in Michigan: the Eastport site in Antrim County, the Hodges site in Saginaw County, and the Pomranky site in Midland County.
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The Accokeek Creek Site: A Middle Atlantic Seaboard Culture Sequence

by Alice L. L. Ferguson, Henry G. Ferguson e Robert L. Stephenson

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 The Accokeek Creek site, in Prince Georgeâ€™s County, Maryland, sits at the spot where the Piscataway Creek enters the Potomac, across the river from Mt. The owner of the property, Alice Ferguson, excavated the site and wrote notes on her work, which became the basis for this volume.
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The Steuben Village And Mounds - A Multicomponent Late Hopewell Site In Illinois

by Dan F. Morse

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 The Steuben Village sits on the bank of the Illinois River in Marshall County, Illinois.Nearby are nine burial mounds. In addition to burials, the crew found thousands of artifacts, including pottery, chipped and ground stone tools, and items made from copper, bone, and shell.
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