Animas-La Plata Project: Bioarchaeology

Animas-La Plata Project: Bioarchaeology
Author:
Publisher: Swca Environmental Consultants
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

Volume XV of the Animas-La Plata series (SWCA Anthropological Research Paper No. 10) contains thirteen chapters and multiple appendixes by a multitude of authors. The introductory chapter presents the broad archaeological context of the ALP project, explains some of the terminology used in writing about the ALP skeletal remains, and briefly characterizes the nature of the assemblage with respect to basic demographics such as the age and sex distribution of the human remains recovered from the different ALP sites. The NAGPRA process through the several stages of this long-term project is described, as is its influence on data collection. The remainder of the volume presents the results of bioarchaeological data collection and analysis conducted by different analysts who address mortuary practice, paleodemography, skeletal and dental morphology, health indicators in adults and children, biological variation, and ethnicity of the basin's Pueblo I residents. The final two chapters document the methods employed in the processed human remains (PHR) analysis from Sacred Ridge, and present the results of a first analysis of these data.

Animas-La Plata Project: Ridges Basin excavations, archaic, basketmaker II, and limited activity sites

Animas-La Plata Project: Ridges Basin excavations, archaic, basketmaker II, and limited activity sites
Author: James M. Potter
Publisher: Animas-La Plata Project
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

This volume of the Animas-La Plata series (SWCA Anthropological Research Paper No. 10) describes the results of excavations at one Late Archaic site, three Basketmaker II sites, nineteen Pueblo I limited activity sites, and six undated artifact scatters in Ridges Basin, located approximately 2 miles south of Durango, Colorado. The volume concludes with a summary discussion of chronology, architecture, material culture, population, subsistence, and settlement within both local and regional cultural contexts.

Animas-La Plata Project: Blue Mesa excavations

Animas-La Plata Project: Blue Mesa excavations
Author: James M. Potter
Publisher: Animas-La Plata Project
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

This volume of the Animas-La Plata series describes the results of excavations on Blue Mesa, a borrow area just south of Durango, Colorado, as part of the Animas-La Plata (ALP) Project. In 2002 and 2003, SWCA excavated seven sites, all of which dated to the early Pueblo I period (AD 750-850): four habitations and three limited activity sites. One of the limited activity sites also contained a small Basketmaker II component and a Paleoindian component. The authors use these limited excavation data in conjunction with previous survey data to address issues of chronology, population, and settlement on the mesa and to make comparisons with nearby Ridges Basin, the location of the ALP reservoir.

Animas-La Plata Project: Cultural resources research and sampling design

Animas-La Plata Project: Cultural resources research and sampling design
Author: James M. Potter
Publisher: Swca Environmental Consultants
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2006
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

The ancient birthplace of some of the world's major religions and now a modern nuclear power, India is experiencing spectacular economic growth. In twenty-five years its population will overtake that of China, making it one of the most populous and rapidly-developing countries in the world. We all need to know more about this intriguing country. John Farndon explores the changing face of modern-day India and its fundamental contradictions. The country is leading the world in cutting edge technology and research, but it is also home to 40 per cent of the world's malnourished children. It is a liberal democracy, yet its political processes are influenced by some of the most conservative religious ideas in the world. The booming economy is at times both global and archaic. Getting to the heart of these inconsistencies, Farndon gives a fascinating insight into the country as it is now and as it will be in the future, and reveals how the changes in India will affect us all.

Bioarchaeology

Bioarchaeology
Author: Clark Spencer Larsen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2015-03-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1316239586

Now including numerous full colour figures, this updated and revised edition of Larsen's classic text provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of bioarchaeology. Reflecting the enormous advances made in the field over the past twenty years, the author examines how this discipline has matured and evolved in fundamental ways. Jargon free and richly illustrated, the text is accompanied by copious case studies and references to underscore the central role that human remains play in the interpretation of life events and conditions of past and modern cultures. From the origins and spread of infectious disease to the consequences of decisions made by humans with regard to the kinds of foods produced, and their nutritional, health and behavioral outcomes. With local, regional, and global perspectives, this up-to-date text provides a solid foundation for all those working in the field.

Animas-La Plata Project: Historic site descriptions

Animas-La Plata Project: Historic site descriptions
Author: James M. Potter
Publisher: Swca Environmental Consultants
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2006
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

This volume of the Animas-La Plata series summarizes archaeological investigations of eight historic period sites. The volume is heavily illustrated with photographs, site and feature maps, and architectural drawings. Volume V provides the historic context for the sites excavated. Together Volumes V and VI provide a comprehensive history of the Ridges Basin and Wildcat Canyon areas.