Archaeology of Minnesota: The Prehistory of the Upper Mississippi River Region

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Contents Preface and Acknowledgments ix introduction: the tools of the trade 1 1. environments of Minnesota 15 Paleoindian and Archaic Period, circa 11,200 to 500 Bc 2. First People: Paleoindian and early eastern Archaic Adaptations 37 3. Prairie everywhere: Middle and Late Archaic Adaptations 65 initial Woodland Period, circa 1000–500 Bc to AD 500–700 4. southern Deer Hunters, Gardeners, and bison Hunters: initial Woodland Adaptations in southern Minnesota 93 5. northern Hunters, Fishers, and Wild Rice Harvesters: initial Woodland Adaptations in Central and northern Minnesota 113 terminal Woodland and Mississippian Period, circa AD 500–700 to 1650 6. terminal Woodland effigy Mound builders and bison Hunters: terminal Woodland Adaptations in southern Minnesota 137 7. First tribes in southern Minnesota: Mississippian and Plains Village Adaptations 159 8. First tribes in Central and northern Minnesota: terminal Woodland Adaptations 181 Conclusion: Long-term Pattern in the Past 203 notes 213 bibliography 233 index 255 This page intentionally left blank ...