Old Place, Safe And Quiet

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Author: Alan Leveillee

ISBN-10: 0897898605

ISBN-13: 9780897898607

Category: Native North American History

Over 3,000 years ago, in what would be northern North America, there was a cultural fluorescence. Native Americans were exchanging materials and ideas over long distances, and their shamans were overseeing treatment of the dead and conducting ceremonies to insure entry into the spirit world. The author details how archaeologists discovered their story.\ The discovery, excavation, and interpretation of data on one of the most significant ancient Native American archaeological sites in the...

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Details the first professional discovery and excavation of a Transitional Archaic Susquehanna Tradition secondary cremation burial in Massachusetts. Booknews The results and interpretations of an archaeological excavation of a prehistoric Native American burial cremation site conducted in 1992 along the Blackstone River in Millbury, Massachusetts. The study was conducted as a planning element prior to the expansion of a utility company facility. Synthesizing the literature arising from the study, Leveillee (Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc.) presents information on the environmental setting, cultural context, research design and methodology, features and artifacts, analytical results, and interpretations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

PrefaceIntroductionEnvironmental SettingCultural ContextResearch Design and MethodologiesThe Archaeological Record: Features and ArtifactsAnalytical ResultsInterpretationsEpilogueReferencesGlossaryAppendix: Transcripts of Native American Representative Conversation Logs

\ BooknewsThe results and interpretations of an archaeological excavation of a prehistoric Native American burial cremation site conducted in 1992 along the Blackstone River in Millbury, Massachusetts. The study was conducted as a planning element prior to the expansion of a utility company facility. Synthesizing the literature arising from the study, Leveillee (Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc.) presents information on the environmental setting, cultural context, research design and methodology, features and artifacts, analytical results, and interpretations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \