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The first Americans : in pursuit of archaeology's greatest mystery
- Title
- The first Americans : in pursuit of archaeology's greatest mystery / J.M. Adovasio with Jake Page.
- Author
- Adovasio, J. M.
- Publication
- New York : Random House, [2002]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | E61 .A36 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Page, Jake
- Description
- xii, 328 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- A leading archaeologist addresses the complex puzzle about the origins of the first humans to settle in America, reassessing common myths about early human migration and lifestyle.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-309) and index.
- Contents
- ch. 1. Glimpses through the looking glass -- ch. 2. The glacier's edge -- ch. 3. Charismatic megafauna -- ch. 4. Good-bye, glacial man ; hello, Clovis -- ch. 5. Timing is everything -- ch. 6. The pre-Clovis quest -- ch. 7. Melee over Meadowcroft -- ch. 8. Another angle of view -- ch. 9. Fireworks and the paleo-police -- ch. 10. Three-legged stools and skull wars -- ch. 11. Who are those guys?
- ISBN
- 0375505520
- 9780375505522
- 037575704X
- 9780375757044
- LCCN
- 2002069766
- OCLC
- ocm49936089
- 49936089
- SCSB-1261736
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library