The Missouri Archaeologist

The Missouri Archaeologist
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2004-12
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This volume covers the Martens Clovis site, geophysical studies in the Mississippi River valley, and a survey of shelter sites in the Loutre River drainage.

Technical Communication for Readers and Writers

Technical Communication for Readers and Writers
Author: Brenda R. Sims
Publisher:
Total Pages: 724
Release: 2002-09-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Sims' Technical Communication for Readers and Writers, Second Edition, guides students in planning, writing, and designing effective documents to meet the needs of users and readers. Thoroughly revised, expanded, and redesigned in full color, this edition gives students the tools they need to create appropriate technical documents for a multitude of writing situations and audiences. The text takes a process approach rather than the model-based approach of older tech writing texts.

The Fire Upon Us Was Terrific: Battlefield Archeology of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Missouri

The Fire Upon Us Was Terrific: Battlefield Archeology of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Missouri
Author: Douglas Scott
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2013-05-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781484928769

This archeological overview and assessment for Wilson's Creek National Battlefield describes the multiple episodes of archeological investigation that have occurred in the park. The report discusses the multiple recorded archeological sites in the park. The assessment discusses the park's archeological resources. The overview and assessment concludes with a series of recommendations for future archeological investigations, including an inventory of the prehistoric resources and a metal-detecting inventory of the battlefield of Wilson's Creek.

Uncovering History

Uncovering History
Author: Douglas D. Scott
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2013-03-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0806189576

Almost as soon as the last shot was fired in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the battlefield became an archaeological site. For many years afterward, as fascination with the famed 1876 fight intensified, visitors to the area scavenged the many relics left behind. It took decades, however, before researchers began to tease information from the battle’s debris—and the new field of battlefield archaeology began to emerge. In Uncovering History, renowned archaeologist Douglas D. Scott offers a comprehensive account of investigations at the Little Bighorn, from the earliest collecting efforts to early-twentieth-century findings. Artifacts found on a field of battle and removed without context or care are just relics, curiosities that arouse romantic imagination. When investigators recover these artifacts in a systematic manner, though, these items become a valuable source of clues for reconstructing battle events. Here Scott describes how detailed analysis of specific detritus at the Little Bighorn—such as cartridge cases, fragments of camping equipment and clothing, and skeletal remains—have allowed researchers to reconstruct and reinterpret the history of the conflict. In the process, he demonstrates how major advances in technology, such as metal detection and GPS, have expanded the capabilities of battlefield archaeologists to uncover new evidence and analyze it with greater accuracy. Through his broad survey of Little Bighorn archaeology across a span of 130 years, Scott expands our understanding of the battle, its protagonists, and the enduring legacy of the battlefield as a national memorial.