The search for the first Americans : science, power, politics

The search for the first Americans science, power, politics

"Who were the First Americans? Where did they come from? When did they get here? Are they the ancestors of modern Native Americans? These questions might seem straightforward, but scientists in competing fields have failed to convince one another with their theories and evidence, much less Nati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Sustainable History Monograph Pilot (-)
Otros Autores: Davis, Robert V., 1947- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press 2021
2021.
Colección:Sustainable history monograph pilot
Materias:
HISTORY / Civilization.
HISTORY / Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.
Indians of South America > Origin.
Indians of North America > Science.
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Indians of North America > History.
Indians of North America > Origin.
First Americans;Native American archaeology;Archaeology;Native myths;Pre-Clovis;Clovis;American Indian mythology;origin stories;Mesa Verde;Meadowcroft;Atlantis;Chinese Bestiary;Bioanthropology;Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act;Kennewick Man;Tarim Basin;Clovis-First
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009600204606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • American Indian creation myths
  • Euro-American theories
  • Clovis-first
  • Pre-Clovis: Monte Verde and Meadowcroft
  • Case studies: Atlantis and Chinese bestiary
  • Anthropology and archaeology
  • Bioanthropology
  • The other sciences: genetics, linguistics, and physics
  • Laboratories and museums
  • Identity and heritage preservation
  • Native American graves protection and Repatriation Act
  • Case studies: Kennewick Man and Tarim Basin.

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