An archaeology of desperation : exploring the Donner Party's Alder Creek camp / edited by Kelly J. Dixon, Julie M. Schablitsky, and Shannon A. Novak.

Yer Numarası
A.IX/7656
ISBN
9780806142104 (hardcover)
9780806167428 (paper)
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yayın Bilgisi
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2011.
Fiziksel Niteleme
xiv, 390 sayfa : resim, portre, harita, şema, tablo ; 23 cm
Genel Not
İndeks s. 371-390.
Bibliyografi, vb. Notu
Bibliyografya s. 335-366.
İçindekiler Notu
Sufferers in the mountains : the Donner Party disaster / Kristin Johnson -- The aftermath of tragedy : the Donner camps in later years / Kristin Johnson -- Historical perspectives on the archaeology of the Donner Party / Donald L. Hardesty -- An archaeology of despair / Kelly J. Dixon -- A family in crisis : archaeology of a survival camp / Julie M. Schablitsky -- What remains : species identification and bone histology / Gwen Robbins and Kelsey Gray, with contributions by Guy L. Tasa, Ryne Danielson, and Matt Irish -- [Wo]man and beast : skeletal signatures of a starvation diet / Shannon A. Novak -- The delicate question : cannibalism in prehistoric and historic times / G. Richard Scott and Sean McMurry -- “Under watchful eyes” : Washoe narratives of the Donner Party / Jo Ann Nevers and Penny Rucks, with contributions by Lana Hicks, Steven James, and Melba Rakow -- “All remember the fate of the Donner Party” : history and the disaster at cannibal camp / Will Bagley and Kristin Johnson -- Concluding thoughts / Kelly J. Dixon and Julie M. Schablitsky.
Emeği Geçenler
Dixon, Kelly J., 1970- editör.
Schablitsky, Julie Marie, editör.
Novak, Shannon A., editör.