Table of Contents

1. The development of American archaeology: a brief review; 2. From Africa to Siberia: early human migrations in the old world; 3. The Paleo-Indians; 4. The archaic: post-Pleistocene foragers; 5. The origins of agriculture and village life; 6. Chiefdoms and states: the emergence of complex societies; 7. Parallel worlds.

Promotional Information

An analysis of the development of the prehistoric cultures of North, Central and South America from c.10,000 BC–AD 1530.

Reviews

'This well-written book covers a very large number of topics in New World prehistory … enjoys the author's considerable familiarity with the areas he discusses.' William S. Laughlin, Annals of Human Biology