Research Catalog
Prehistoric America
- Title
- Prehistoric America / Betty J. Meggers.
- Author
- Meggers, Betty Jane.
- Publication
- Chicago : Aldine·Atherton, ©1972.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E58.M43 1972 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vi, 200 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Based on the chapter entitled Prehistoric New World cultural development, which is included in volume III of the History of mankind: cultural and scientific development."
- Subject
- Note
- "Based on the chapter entitled Prehistoric New World cultural development, which is included in volume III of the History of mankind: cultural and scientific development."
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 188-195.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Settling the hemisphere -- 3. Cultural development in nuclear America and the intermediate area -- 4. Adaptation to permissive environments : the forests, the desserts, and the plains -- 5. Environmental limitation on cultural complexity : the Pacific coasts, the marginals, and the Arctic -- 6. Problems and speculations.
- ISBN
- 0202330273
- 9780202330273
- LCCN
- 78169504
- OCLC
- ocm00320714
- 320714
- SCSB-9457185
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library