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This edited volume is comprised of individual chapters on topics foundational to the theory and practice of prehistoric archaeology in the Middle Atlantic region, but that also transcend regional scholarship and culture area research.
List of contents
1: Introduction
Heather A. Wholey and Carole L. Nash
Part 1: Archaeological Practice in the Middle Atlantic
2: A Chronicle of Prehistoric Archaeology in the Middle Atlantic Region
Dennis C. Curry
3: CRM in the Middle Atlantic: Not Quite Like Anywhere Else
Christopher T. Espenshade
4: Public Archaeology and Outreach in the Middle Atlantic Region
Elizabeth A. Crowell
5: The Research Potential of Museum Collections and Their Influence on Archaeology in the Middle Atlantic
6: Not Just Bells and Whistles: Changes in Technological Applications to Middle Atlantic Archaeology
Bernard K. Means
7: Ethnohistoric Studies: Documentary Evidence for Variation in Late Prehistoric Cultures Across the
Middle Atlantic Region
Marshall J. Becker
8: Experimental Research in Middle Atlantic Archaeology
Bill Schindler
Part 2: Topics in Middle Atlantic Prehistory
9: The Use, Misuse, and Abuse of Typology
Roger Moeller
10: The Contributions and Practice of Culture History in the Middle Atlantic Region
Daniel R. Griffith
11: Peopling of the Middle Atlantic Region: A Review of Paleoindian Research
Kurt W. Carr
12: Zoological Perspectives in Middle Atlantic Subsistence Studies with an Emphasis on Virginia
Michael B. Barber
13: Middle Atlantic Region Settlement Pattern Studies: A Review
Robert D. Wall
14: Prehistory and Population in Middle Atlantic Archaeology
Heather A. Wholey
15: A Postcolonial Perspective on the Contact Period Archaeology of the Central Middle Atlantic Region,
or "Got Any Beads?"
Jay F. Custer
16: In Defense of Region: Middle Atlantica
R. Joseph Dent
About the author
Heather Wholey, PhD, is a professor of anthropology at West Chester University. She is an archaeologist with a specialization in the prehistory of the Eastern Woodlands.
Carole L. Nash, PhD, is an associate professor at James Madison University. She is also the director of the Shenandoah National Park Environmental Archaeology Program.
Summary
This edited volume is comprised of individual chapters on topics foundational to the theory and practice of prehistoric archaeology in the Middle Atlantic region, but that also transcend regional scholarship and culture area research.
