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The AmericasWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Native American petroglyph nearSaint George, Utah USARock-Art of Eastern North AmericaCapturing Images and Insightedited by Carol Diaz-Granados and James RDuncanBrings together 20 papers from recent researchat sites in eastern North America. They presentinformation, drawings, and photographs of sitesranging from the Seven Sacred Stones in Iowa tothe Bald Friar Petroglyphs of Maryland and fromthe Lincoln Rise Site in Tennessee to the NisulaSite in Quebec.456p (University of Alabama Press 2004) paperback,9780817350963, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98Pottery and Chronology at Angelby Sherri L HilgemanThis volume, documenting the first in-depthanalysis of Angel site pottery, also provides scholarsof Mississippian culture with an important indepthchronology of this important site.312p (University of Alabama Press 2000) paperback,9780817310356, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98The Tennessee, Green, and LowerOhio Rivers Expeditionsof Clarence Bloomfield Mooreby Clarence B Moore, edited by RichardPolhemusThis oversized reprint volume presents originalmaterials from Moore’s northernmost expeditionsconducted in the early 1900s as he surveyedareas of potential archaeological interest in thesoutheastern United States.408p (University of Alabama Press 2002) paperback,9780817310189, $60.00. Reduced to $15.98Hogup Caveby C Melvin AikensThe result of well-controlled excavation methodsdone under difficult and demanding circumstances,this book includes thorough scientific analysis ofcultural materials and environmental data fromHogup Cave in the Great Salt Lake Desert.300p, illus (University of Utah Press 1999) paperback,9780874806137, $24.50. Reduced to $7.98Blackland Prairiesof the Gulf Coastal PlainNature, Culture and Sustainabilityedited by Evan Peacock and TimothySchauweckerTaking a holistic approach, this compilationgathers ecological, historical, and archaeologicalresearch written on the distinctive region of the USSoutheast called the Gulf coast blackland prairie.Ranging from the last glacial period to the presentday, the case studies provide a broad picture ofhow the area has changed through time and beenmodified by humans.408p (University of Alabama Press 2003) paperback,9780817312152, $39.95. Reduced to $9.98Boundary ConditionsMacrobotanical Remainsand the Oliver Phase of Central Indiana,AD 1200–1450by Leslie L BushThis volume explores the extent to whichfoodways, an important marker of group identity,can be recognized in charred macrobotanicalremains from archaeological sites. From analysis ofmere bits of burned plants we can discern whatancient people chose to eat, and how they cooked,stored, and preserved their food.200p (University of Alabama Press 2004) paperback,9780817351410, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98Caborn-WelbornConstructing a New Societyafter the Angel Chiefdom Collapseby David PollackThis book makes available for the first timedetailed, well-illustrated descriptions of Caborn-Welborn ceramics, identifies ceramic types andattributes that reflect Caborn-Welborn interactionwith Oneota tribal groups and central Mississippivalley Mississippian groups, and offers an internalregional chronology.248p (University of Alabama Press 2004) paperback,9780817351267, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98Touring Gotham’s ArchaeologicalPastby Diana diZerega Wall and Anne-MarieCantwellPresents the archaeological history of New YorkCity to the tourist and armchair traveler by meansof eight self-guided walking tours. Historicaldetails, illustrations of excavations, past andpresent buildings and finds accompany the walkeras they see a whole new side to New York.208p, b/w illus, maps (Yale University Press 2004)paperback, 9780300103885, $18.00. Reduced to $6.98The Marge Site (11-Mo-99)Late Archaic and Emergent MississippianOccupations in the Palmer Creek Localityby Andrew Fortier, with contributions by MarySimon, Tom Berres and Joe PhillippeThis report details Late Archaic and Terminal LateWoodland (Emergent Mississippian) occupations.This site yielded a semi-subterranean house, shorttermhunting/butchering camp, lithic artifacts,and other debitage providing new informationregarding the dynamics of this critical transitionperiod in the American Bottom.396p, 148 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1996, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252066078, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98The Holdener SiteLate Woodland, Emergent Mississippian,and Mississippian Occupationsin the American Bottom Uplandsby Warren L Wittry, John C Arnold, Charles OWitty and Timothy R PauketatThis report details the restricted usage, localizedresource utilization, and brief occupation of thissite during the seventh through eleventh centuriesAD.164p, 46 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1994, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252064166, $19.95. Reduced to $7.98The Lohmann SiteAn Early Mississippian Centerin the American Bottomby Duane Esarey and Timothy R PauketatOne of the few documented excavations at anAmerican Bottom single-mound Mississippiantemple town that has provided revealing insightsinto town organization as well as evidence ofspecialized celt manufacturing.178p, 85 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1992, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252062544, $12.00. Reduced to $4.98Late Woodland Sitesin the American Bottom Uplandsby Charles Bentz, Dale L McElrath, Fred AFinney and Richard B LacampagneThis report details the results of investigations atseven Late Woodland sites located on the bluffoverlooking the American Bottom: these siteshave components representing Rosewood (AD300-450), Mund (AD 450-600), and Patrick (AD600-750) phase occupations.331p, 92 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1988, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010804, $15.00. Reduced to $5.98Archaeology at Shiloh IndianMounds, 1899–1999by Paul D Welch100 years of archaeological excavations at animportant American landmark. Dating between AD1000 and 1450, the archaeological site includes atleast eight mounds and more than 100 houses.328p (University of Alabama Press 2005) paperback,9780817352530, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98The David Brown Book Co. 12 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354