Encyclopedia of Prehistory

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents temporal dimension. Major traditions are an attempt to provide basic information also defined by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth covering the entire globe and the entire nological cultures. Major traditions are prehistory of humankind. It is designed as defined based on common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices, sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the past. Most material industries, but language, ideology, of the entries are written by the world's and kinship ties play little or no part in foremost experts on the particular areas their definition because they are virtually and time periods. unrecoverable from archaeological con The Encyclopedia is organized accord texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties are central to defining ethno is defined as a group of populations sharing logical cultures.

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The emEncyclopedia of Prehistory/em, with regionally organized entries on each major archaeological tradition, is a comprehensive overview of human history from two million years ago to the historic period. Prepared under the auspices and with the support of the Human Relations Area Files, and an internationally distinguished advisory board, the encyclopedia is written by noted experts in the field and edited by Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember. These volumes employ comparable units of description and analysis, making them easy to use and compare. br/ emVolume 6/em focuses on emNorth America/em.

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Adena.- Archaic Oregon Coast.- Basketmaker II.- Cascade.- Central Plains Village.- Cosumnes.- Early Anasazi.- Early and Middle High Plains Archaic.- Early Desert Archaic.- Early Eastern Archaic.- Early Eastern Woodland.- Early Hohokam.- Early Mogollon.- Early Paleoindian.- Early Sierra Nevada.- Early Southern California.- Formative Oregon Coast.- Fort Ancient.- Fremont.- Harder.- High Plains Late Prehistoric.- Hopewell.- Hotchkiss.- Late Anasazi.- Late Desert Archaic.- Late Eastern Archaic.- Late Eastern Woodland.- Late High Plains Archaic.- Late Hohokam.- Late Mogollon.- Late Paleoindian.- Late Sierra Nevada.- Late Southern California.- Middle Desert Archaic.- Middle Eastern Archaic.- Middle Eastern Woodland.- Mississippian.- Northeast Late Woodland.- Northeast Middle Woodland.- Northern Plains Village.- Oneota.- Patayan.- Plains Archaic.- Plains Woodland.- Proto-Iroquois.- San Dieguito.- Tucannon.- Windmiller.