Author: GEOFFREY BIBBY
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Languages : en
Pages : 486
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THE TESTIMONY OF THE SPADE
Author: GEOFFREY BIBBY
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Languages : en
Pages : 486
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Languages : en
Pages : 486
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The Testimony of the Spade
Author: Thomas Geoffrey Bibby
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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An Archaeology of Desperation
Author: Kelly J. Dixon
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 080618552X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
The Donner Party is almost inextricably linked with cannibalism. In truth, we know remarkably little about what actually happened to the starving travelers stranded in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–47. Combining the approaches of history, ethnohistory, archaeology, bioarchaeology, and social anthropology, this innovative look at the Donner Party’s experience at the Alder Creek Camp offers insights into many long-unsolved mysteries. Centered on archaeological investigations in the summers of 2003 and 2004 near Truckee, California, the book includes detailed analyses of artifacts and bones that suggest what life was like in this survival camp. Microscopic investigations of tiny bone fragments reveal butchery scars and microstructure that illuminate what the Donner families may have eaten before the final days of desperation, how they prepared what served as food, and whether they actually butchered and ate their deceased companions. The contributors reassess old data with new analytic techniques and, by examining both physical evidence and oral testimony from observers and survivors, add new dimensions to the historical narrative. The authors’ integration of a variety of approaches—including narratives of the Washoe Indians who observed the Donner Party—destroys some myths, deconstructs much of the folklore about the stranded party, and demonstrates that novel approaches can shed new light on events we thought we understood.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 080618552X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
The Donner Party is almost inextricably linked with cannibalism. In truth, we know remarkably little about what actually happened to the starving travelers stranded in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–47. Combining the approaches of history, ethnohistory, archaeology, bioarchaeology, and social anthropology, this innovative look at the Donner Party’s experience at the Alder Creek Camp offers insights into many long-unsolved mysteries. Centered on archaeological investigations in the summers of 2003 and 2004 near Truckee, California, the book includes detailed analyses of artifacts and bones that suggest what life was like in this survival camp. Microscopic investigations of tiny bone fragments reveal butchery scars and microstructure that illuminate what the Donner families may have eaten before the final days of desperation, how they prepared what served as food, and whether they actually butchered and ate their deceased companions. The contributors reassess old data with new analytic techniques and, by examining both physical evidence and oral testimony from observers and survivors, add new dimensions to the historical narrative. The authors’ integration of a variety of approaches—including narratives of the Washoe Indians who observed the Donner Party—destroys some myths, deconstructs much of the folklore about the stranded party, and demonstrates that novel approaches can shed new light on events we thought we understood.
Virginia Reports
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 796
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 796
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The Luzerne Legal Register
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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"Volumes nine and ten of the Luzerne legal register are in first Kulp [i.e. Kulp's Luzerne legal register reports], volumes eleven and twelve are in second Kulp, and volumes thirteen and fourteen are in third Kulp, with different paging."--V. 11, p. [iii], Luzerne legal register reports.
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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"Volumes nine and ten of the Luzerne legal register are in first Kulp [i.e. Kulp's Luzerne legal register reports], volumes eleven and twelve are in second Kulp, and volumes thirteen and fourteen are in third Kulp, with different paging."--V. 11, p. [iii], Luzerne legal register reports.
The Archaeology Of The Donner Party
Author: Donald L Hardesty
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874173663
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The tragic saga of the Donner Party has inspired both legend and scholarship ever since the survivors were rescued from the High Sierra snows in the spring of 1847. When archaeologist Donald L. Hardesty and four colleagues—a historian and three other archaeologists—turned their collective attention to the ordeal of the Donner Party, the result was an original and sometimes surprising new study of this pioneer group and their place in the history of overland migration. Now available for the first time in paperback, The Archaeology of the Donner Party combines the fruits of meticulous investigation of the Sierra Nevada sites with scientific analysis of artifacts discovered there and interpretation of the documents of the party and the memoirs of survivors. Through this interdisciplinary approach, Hardesty and his colleagues offer new insight into the ordeal of these ill-fated emigrants and demonstrate the vital role that archaeology can play in illuminating and expanding our understanding of historical events. Contributions by Michael Brodhead, Donald K. Grayson, Susan Lindstrom, and George L. Miller.
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874173663
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The tragic saga of the Donner Party has inspired both legend and scholarship ever since the survivors were rescued from the High Sierra snows in the spring of 1847. When archaeologist Donald L. Hardesty and four colleagues—a historian and three other archaeologists—turned their collective attention to the ordeal of the Donner Party, the result was an original and sometimes surprising new study of this pioneer group and their place in the history of overland migration. Now available for the first time in paperback, The Archaeology of the Donner Party combines the fruits of meticulous investigation of the Sierra Nevada sites with scientific analysis of artifacts discovered there and interpretation of the documents of the party and the memoirs of survivors. Through this interdisciplinary approach, Hardesty and his colleagues offer new insight into the ordeal of these ill-fated emigrants and demonstrate the vital role that archaeology can play in illuminating and expanding our understanding of historical events. Contributions by Michael Brodhead, Donald K. Grayson, Susan Lindstrom, and George L. Miller.
The World of the Past
Author: Jacquetta Hawkes
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board
Author: United States. National Labor Relations Board
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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Reports of Cases in the Supreme Court of Nebraska
Author: Nebraska. Supreme Court
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
"Rules of the supreme court. In force February 1, 1914": v. 94, p. vii-xx.
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 948
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"Rules of the supreme court. In force February 1, 1914": v. 94, p. vii-xx.
Reports of cases in the Supreme Court of Nebraska
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Languages : en
Pages : 950
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Languages : en
Pages : 950
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