Arrowheads and spear points in the prehistoric Southeast : a guide to understanding cultural artifacts / by Linda Crawford Culberson ; illustrated by Jim Culberson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Culberson, Linda Crawford, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arrowheads--Southern States--Classification.

Arrowheads.

Indians of North America--Implements--Southern States.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Southern States--Antiquities.

Projectile points--Southern States--Classification.

Projectile points.

Stone implements--Southern States--Classification.

Stone implements.

Southern States--Antiquities.

Southern States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (118 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Native American tribes of what is now the Southeastern United States left intriguing relics of their ancient cultural life. Arrowheads, spearpoints, stone tools, and other artifacts are found in newly plowed fields, on hillsides after a fresh rain, or in washed-out creekbeds. These are tangible clues to the anthropology of the Paleo-Indians, and the highly developed Mississippian peoples. This indispensable guide to identifying and understanding such finds is for conscientious amateur archeologists who make their discoveries in surface terrain. Many are eager to understand the culture tha

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Some Basic Principles of Archaeology; 2 The First Immigrants; 3 The Paleo-lndians; 4 The Archaic Stage; 5 The Woodland Stage; 6 The Mississippian Stage; Glossary; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612485602

9781282485600

1282485601

9781604734850

160473485X

OCLC:

468774712