{"product_id":"9781587290145","title":"Travels and Archaeology in South Chile","description":"\"This is a remarkable book by one of the true geniuses in the field of anthropology during this century and one who provided valuable data for specialists in other disciplines as well.\"--H. M. Wormington            \"An engaging manuscript that should charm a broad audience.\"--Thomas F. Lynch      \"The field notes of Junius, and Peggy's diary, are valuable records of the excavations, artifacts, and interpretations of the best archaeologists to work in the southern tip of South America.\"--James G. Griffin            Junius Bird's three great archaeological field achievements--at the Strait of Magellan in Chilean Patagonia, in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, and at the sites of early coastal dwellers in northern Peru--made his reputation as a New World prehistorian. His work in south Chile is especially important, since it established the great antiquity of human populations in South America. Until now, most of Bird's Chilean data remained unpublished, but this rich collection of field notebooks from his 1936 and 1937 excavations makes this primary information available for the first time.      Included in this volume are new data from Bird's excavations at Palli Aike, Fell's Cave, and Cañadon Leona as well as Cerro Sota and Mylodon caves. Excerpts from his published articles plus contributions by Juliet Clutton-Brock and Vera Markgraf reinforce the book with major new information about these truly pioneering investigations. Complementing the technical data are excerpts from the field journal kept by Margaret (Peggy) Bird. Witty, charming, and personable, her writings convey the more human aspects of Bird's research while interpreting his theoretical ideas. Finally, the many photographs taken by the Birds add a striking visual dimension to this volume.      The Birds' fieldwork took place under conditions, and with a spirit, vastly different from those of most researchers today. The texts and teamwork revealed in Travels and Archaeology in South Chilewill appeal to everyone concerned with the heavily debated question of earliest peopling in the Americas, with South American anthropology and archaeology, and with the days when archaeology truly meant exploration.            TABLE OF CONTENTS      1. Background and Departure      Overview      South Chile and the Canoe Indians      Daily Life Sailing the Channels      2. Chronological Synthesis and Dating      The Periods      The Radiocarbon Dates      3. Canadon Leona      General Description      Excavation Information      The Artifacts      Faunal Remains      Possible Age of Deposit      Burials      Summary      Daily Life      4. Palli Aike      General Description      Excavation in Two Phases      Excavation Information      The Artifacts      Possible Age of Deposit      Faunal Remains      Human Remains      Daily Life      5. Fell's Cave      General Description      Excavation Information, 1936-1937      The Artifacts      Faunal Remains      Daily Life      Excavations by John Fell and the French Mission      Excavations, 1969-1970      The Carnivore Remains Excavated at       Fell's Cave in 1970. By Juliet Clutton-Brock      Fell's Cave: 11,000 Years of Changes in Paleoenvironments,      Fauna, and Human Occupation. By Vera Markgraf      6. Cerro Sota Cave      General Description      Excavation Information      The Artifacts      Faunal Remains      A Group Burial      Probable Dating of the Deposit      Daily Life      7. Mylodon Cave      Background      Structure of the Floor Deposit      Results and Conclusions      Human Remains      Sloth Skin      Broken or \"Cut\" Bone      Domestication of the Sloth      Summary of Evidence      Age of Remains      Two Additional Specimens","brand":"University of Iowa Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133064888560,"sku":"9781587290145","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781587290145_p0.jpg?v=1763806214","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781587290145","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}