Bones, Boats, and Bison : Archeology and the

This revolutionary synthesis dispels the stereotype of big game hunters following mammoths across the Bering Land Bridge, while painting a vivid picture of marine mammal hunters, fishers, and general foragers colonizing the New World.

E. James Dixon is curator of archeology at the Denver Museum of Natural History.

List of Figures

viii

List of Tables

x

Preface

xi

Acknowledgments

xiii

The Dawn of Paleoindian Archeology

1

(18)

The First Colonization of North America

19

(26)

North America's Oldest Sites

45

(46)

Early Sites in Mexico, and Central and South America

91

(20)

Learning from Those Who Have Gone Before

111

(38)

Interpreting Cultural Development

149

(16)

Alaska and the Pacific Northwest Prior to 8,000 B.P.

165

(28)

The Far West and Mexico Prior to 8,000 B.P.

193

(20)

The Great Plains Prior to 8,000 B.P.

213

(30)

Summary and Speculation

243

(14)

Bibliography

257

(56)

Index

313

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Bones, Boats, and Bison : Archeology and the First Colonization of Western North America

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