Societies in Eclipse
Subtitle: Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands Indians, A.D. 1400-1700
Contributors: David S. Brose (Editor); C. Wesley Cowan (Editor); Robert C., Jr. Mainfort (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Published: January 8, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780817353520
Subjects: North American archaeology; Social & cultural anthropology; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Northeastern & North Atlantic states; Archaeology; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; Native American; Social Science / Archaeology
Description: 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 Societies in Eclipse, archaeologists combine recent research with insights from anthropology, historiography, and oral tradition to examine the cultural landscape preceding and immediately following the arrival of Europeans. The evidence suggests that native societies were in the process of significant cultural transformation prior to contact.