While contact with explorers, missionaries, and traders made a significant impact on natives of the Eastern Woodlands, Indian peoples cannot be solely understood from the historical record. Here, in S
The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine h
An archaeologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, Smith adds a new introduction to his study first published in 1992 and 2002 (paper) by the Smithsonian Institute Press. There