American Indian Ways of Life: An Interpretation of the Archaeology of Illinois and Adjoining Areas

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deuel, Thorne, 1890-

Series:

Story of Illinois Series, #9

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"American Indian Ways of Life: An Interpretation of the Archaeology of Illinois" by Thorne Deuel is a scientific publication written in the mid-20th century. The work explores the various ways of life of American Indians in Illinois, interpreting archaeological findings through the lens of cultural history over several millennia. The book likely covers the evolution of indigenous cultures, examining aspects of their daily lives, social structures, economic practices, and the impact of environmental changes. The opening of the text introduces the reader to the author's aim of making complex archaeological data accessible to laypersons and students. It outlines the necessity of relying on findings from numerous anthropologists and establishes that the book is focused on presenting a general understanding of how primitive man lived during significant archaeological periods in Illinois. The author discusses the context of the archaeological findings and the tentative conclusions drawn from studies of contemporary primitive tribes to reconstruct the lives of ancient cultures, laying the groundwork for deeper discussions about specific tribes, cultural changes, and archaeological terms in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 50.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2018-01-04