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Travels and archaeology in South Chile / by Junius B. Bird ; with journal segments by Margaret Bird ; edited by John Hyslop ; biographical essay by Gordon R. Willey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1988.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xxxi, 246 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1587290146
  • 9781587290145
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Travels and archaeology in South Chile.DDC classification:
  • 983/.01 19
LOC classification:
  • F3069 .B53 1988eb
Other classification:
  • NF 8610
Online resources:
Contents:
Acknowledgments; Preface; Biographical Essay: Junius Bouton Bird and American Archaeology; 1. BACKGROUND AND DEPARTURE; Overview; South Chile and the Canoe Indians; Daily Life Sailing the Channels; 2. CHRONOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS AND DATING; The Periods; The Radiocarbon Dates; 3. CAÑADON LEONA; General Description; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; Possible Age of Deposit; Burials; Summary; Daily Life; 4. PALLI AIKE; General Description; Excavation in Two Phases; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Possible Age of Deposit; Faunal Remains; Human Remains; Daily Life
5. FELL'S CAVEGeneral Description; Excavation Information, 1936-1937; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; Daily Life; Excavations by John Fell and the French Mission; Excavations, 1969-1970; The Carnivore Remains Excavated at Fell's Cave in 1970; Fell's Cave: 11,000 Years of Changes in Paleoenvironments, Fauna, and Human Occupation; 6. CERRO SOTA CAVE; General Description; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; A Group Burial; Probable Dating of the Deposit; Daily Life; 7. MYLODON CAVE; Background; Structure of the Floor Deposit; Results and Conclusions; Human Remains; Sloth Skin
Broken or "Cut" BoneDomestication of the Sloth; Summary of Evidence; Age of Remains; Two Additional Specimens; Editor's Postscript; Bibliography
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Summary: "This is a remarkable book by one of the true geniuses in the field of anthropology during this century and one who provided valuable data for specialists in other disciplines as well."â€"H. M. Wormington"An engaging manuscript that should charm a broad audience."â€"Thomas F. Lynch"The field notes of Junius, and Peggy's diary, are valuable records of the excavations, artifacts, and interpretations of the best archaeologists to work in the southern tip of South America."â€"James G. GriffinJunius Bird's three great archaeological field achievementsâ€"at the Strait of Magellan in Chilean Patagoni.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246).

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"This is a remarkable book by one of the true geniuses in the field of anthropology during this century and one who provided valuable data for specialists in other disciplines as well."â€"H. M. Wormington"An engaging manuscript that should charm a broad audience."â€"Thomas F. Lynch"The field notes of Junius, and Peggy's diary, are valuable records of the excavations, artifacts, and interpretations of the best archaeologists to work in the southern tip of South America."â€"James G. GriffinJunius Bird's three great archaeological field achievementsâ€"at the Strait of Magellan in Chilean Patagoni.

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Acknowledgments; Preface; Biographical Essay: Junius Bouton Bird and American Archaeology; 1. BACKGROUND AND DEPARTURE; Overview; South Chile and the Canoe Indians; Daily Life Sailing the Channels; 2. CHRONOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS AND DATING; The Periods; The Radiocarbon Dates; 3. CAÑADON LEONA; General Description; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; Possible Age of Deposit; Burials; Summary; Daily Life; 4. PALLI AIKE; General Description; Excavation in Two Phases; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Possible Age of Deposit; Faunal Remains; Human Remains; Daily Life

5. FELL'S CAVEGeneral Description; Excavation Information, 1936-1937; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; Daily Life; Excavations by John Fell and the French Mission; Excavations, 1969-1970; The Carnivore Remains Excavated at Fell's Cave in 1970; Fell's Cave: 11,000 Years of Changes in Paleoenvironments, Fauna, and Human Occupation; 6. CERRO SOTA CAVE; General Description; Excavation Information; The Artifacts; Faunal Remains; A Group Burial; Probable Dating of the Deposit; Daily Life; 7. MYLODON CAVE; Background; Structure of the Floor Deposit; Results and Conclusions; Human Remains; Sloth Skin

Broken or "Cut" BoneDomestication of the Sloth; Summary of Evidence; Age of Remains; Two Additional Specimens; Editor's Postscript; Bibliography

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