Paradigms in conflict : cognitive archaeology on the high plains / Thomas N. Huffman ; Lee Arley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huffman, Thomas N., author.

Arley, Lee, author.

Series:

Archaeology - Discoveries of the Past

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

"Paradigms in Conflict presents an anthropologically grounded alternative to Culture History and Culture Ecology. By using principles derived from the ethnography of descendant (or closely related) peoples, the book explains three contemporaneous archaeological cultures in the High Plains and the Southwest of North America: High Plains Upper Republican, Apishipa, and Sopris. Rather than hunter/gatherers, High Plains Upper Republican people at the Wallace site were maize farmers as well as bison hunters. In contrast, Apishapa people were hunter/gatherers but were probably Numic speakers from the Great Basin, while Sopris people were not related to Apishapa but to the Tanoan group of Pueblo people. In keeping with their worldview, the rock art at the Wallace site reflected supernatural protection of shield-bearing warriors on the one hand and the cosmic origins of humanity on the other. Pilgrimages led by shamans provided the social context of rock art in the Apishapa valley, while Sopris rock art varied according to the concentric zones around the core of Pueblo-like villages: maize agriculture in zone 2, hunting shrines in zone 3 and rain control in zone 4. Our ethnographically informed approach helps to unite rock art with traditional dirt archaeology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1.

Wallace: Upper Republican or Apishapa?

Chapter 2.

Wallace rock art

Chapter 3.

A geophysical survey of the Wallace and Hobson Sites

Chapter 4.

Apishapa, the Wallace site, and the Great Basin desert culture

Chapter 5.

Apishapa rock art and Great Basin pilgrimages

Chapter 6.

Sopris

Chapter 7.

Sopris rock art

Chapter 8.

Interaction on the High Plains: Apishapa, Sopris, and High Plains Upper Republican

Chapter 9.

Subsistence and economy

Chapter 10.

Trade and warfare

Chapter 11.

Archaeology, culture history, and cultural identity.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Huffman, Thomas N. Paradigms in Conflict: Cognitive Archaeology on the High Plains

ISBN:

9781685075996