Complex Hunter-Gatherers: Evolution and Organization of Prehistoric Communities on the Plateau of Northwestern North America

by Ian Kuijt and William C. Prentiss

Book Overview

The Plateau region of the Pacific Northwest witnessed the emergence, persistence, and decline of a diverse array of hunter-gatherer communities during the course of a past several thousand year period. Consequently, the region contains an archaeological record of groups who lived at times in permanent villages, employed complex resource procurement and processing strategies, participated in wide-ranging trade networks, and maintained social organizations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087480793X
• ISBN13: 9780874807936
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"