Archaeology in Washington - Hardcover

Kirk, Ruth; Daugherty, Richard D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0295986972 ISBN 13: 9780295986975

Verlag: University of Washington Press, 2007

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Archaeology - along with Native American traditions and memories - holds a key to understanding early chapters of the human story in Washington. This all new book draws together and brings up to date what has been learned about the state's prehistory and the environments early people experienced. It presents a sample of sites representing Washington's geographic regions and touches on historical archaeology, including excavations at fur-trade forts and Whitman mission and at Cathlapotle, a Columbia River village visited by Lewis and Clark.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Richard D. Daugherty is emeritus professor at Washington State University.

Ruth Kirk , writer and photographer, is the author and coauthor of many acclaimed books, includingExploring Washington's Past: A Road Guide to History, The Olympic Rain Forest: An Ecological Web, andSunrise to Paradise: The Story of Mount Rainier National Park. ArchaeologistRichard D. Daugherty , emeritus professor at Washington State University, was a presidential appointee to the national advisory council on historic preservation. He has conducted archaeological investigations abroad, and directed a number of projects in the state, including several of those described in this book.

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This all-new book draws together and brings up to date much of what has been learned about the state's prehistory and the environments early people experienced. It presents a sample of sites representing Washington's geographic regions and touches on historical archaeology.

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This all-new book draws together and brings up to date much of what has been learned about the state's prehistory and the environments early people experienced. It presents a sample of sites representing Washington's geographic regions and touches on historical archaeology.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0295986972
• ISBN 13: 9780295986975
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 168
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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