Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-310) and index.
Summary
An overview of both past research and significant new findings and interpretations of archaeological work conducted in Colorado's Upper Gunnison Basin, including a massive body of data from the author's eight years of work at the Tenderfoot lithic-scatter site. This important new contribution to archaeology in the southern Rocky Mountains uses an organizational approach to describe and interpret prehistoric cultural change across wide areas of Western Colorado.
Contents
""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Archaeology of Colorado�s High Country""; ""2. Current Perspectives in Colorado High-Country Archaeology""; ""3. The Upper Gunnison Basin""; ""4. Prehistoric Use of Faunain the Upper Gunnison Basin""; ""5. Floral Exploitationin the Upper Gunnison Basin""; ""6. Interpretation of Artifacts""; ""7. Interpretation of Features""; ""8. About Surface Sites""; ""9. Site Comparisons""; ""10. Summary and Conclusions""
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