Crafting History in the Northern Plains - A Political Economy of the Heart River Region, 1400-1750

In Crafting History in the Northern Plains Mark D. Mitchell shows the crucial role archaeological methods and archaeological data can play in producing trans-Columbian histories. Mitchell provides a regional synthesis of communities located at the confluence of the Heart and Missouri rivers, home to the Mandan people for more than five centuries.

About the author

Mark D. Mitchell is Research Director for Paleocultural Research Group, a nonprofit organization devoted to archaeological research in the Great Plains and southern Rocky Mountains. He is the co-editor of Across a Great Divide: Change and Continuity in Native North American Societies, 1400-1900.

Summary

In Crafting History in the Northern Plains Mark D. Mitchell shows the crucial role archaeological methods and archaeological data can play in producing trans-Columbian histories. Mitchell provides a regional synthesis of communities located at the confluence of the Heart and Missouri rivers, home to the Mandan people for more than five centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Mark D Mitchell, Mark D. Mitchell, MITCHELL MARK D
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2013
• EAN: 9780816521296
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-2129-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Archaeology of Colonialism in; The Archaeology of Colonialism in Native North America; Archaeology of Colonialism in; Archaeology of Indigenous-Colo; The Archaeology of Colonialism in Native North America
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous