{"product_id":"kentucky-archaeology-perspectives-on-kentuckys-past-9780813119076","title":"Kentucky Archaeology (Perspectives On Kentucky's Past)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKentuckys rich archaeological heritage spans thousands of years  and the Commonwealth remains fertile ground for study of the people who inhabited the midcontinent before  during  and after European settlement. This long-awaited volume brings together the most recent research on Kentuckys prehistory and early history  presenting both an accurate descriptive and an authoritative interpretation of Kentuckys past.  The book is arranged chronologicallyfrom the Ice Age to modern times  when issues of preservation and conservation have overtaken questions of identification and classification. For each time slice of Kentuckys past  the contributors describe typical communities and settlement patterns  major changes from previous cultural periods  the nature of the economy and subsistence  artifacts  the general health and characteristics of the people  and regional cultural differences.  Sites discussed include the Green River shell mounds  the Central Kentucky Adena mounds and enclosures  Eastern Kentucky rockshelters  the important Wickliffe site at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers  Fort Ancient culture villages  and the fortified towns of the Mississippian period in Western Kentucky.  The authors draw from a wealth of unpublished material and offer the detailed insights and perspectives of specialists who have focused much of their professional careers on the scientific investigation of Kentuckys prehistory. The books many graphic elementsmaps  artifact drawings  photographs  and village planscombined with a straightforward and readable text  provide a format that will appeal to the general reader as well as to students and specialists in other fields who wish to learn more about Kentuckys archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651838009397,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813119073","price":39.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813119076.jpg?v=1781842039","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/kentucky-archaeology-perspectives-on-kentuckys-past-9780813119076","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}