Relic hunters : archaeology and the public in nineteenth-century America /

The first waves of settlers to enter the American heartland came across the remains of the people who had lived there before. 'Relic Hunters' presents some of these stories - how local people responded to the ruins in their midst, collected relics and explained them to each other.

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Snead, James E.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
The first waves of settlers to enter the American heartland came across the remains of the people who had lived there before. 'Relic Hunters' presents some of these stories - how local people responded to the ruins in their midst, collected relics and explained them to each other.
Umfang:
1 online resource (320 pages).
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-250842-3
0-19-191685-4
0-19-105589-1
Schlagworte:
Archaeology > United States > History > 19th century.
Indians of North America > Antiquities > Collectors and collecting > History.
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