A History of the Native People of Canada: Volume 2: 1,000 B.C. - A.D. 500

by James V. Wright

This is the second of three volumes on the history of the Native people of Canada as revealed by archaeological evidence. Over 12,000 years of Native history preceded the arrival of Europeans. Volume II examines developments across Canada such as the gradual replacement of the earlier spear-thrower by the bow and arrow. Pottery was introduced from the south 3,000 years ago; a thousand years later silver was being fashioned into ornaments. Burial mound...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 066015952X
• ISBN13: 9780660159522
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Canadian Museum of History
• Length: 649 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.0" x 9.5"