Prehistoric Hunters of the High Plains

The Northwestern Plains is developing a unique and viable archeology, offering students choosing their future research topics in this exciting time a variety of possibilities. The entire area of the Northwestern Plains--mountains, foothills, and plains--has been a testing ground for human ingenuity. It provides an unusual opportunity to study more than 11,000 years of prehistroic hunting and gathering. Prehistoric Hunters of the High Plains synthesizes what was a disparate body of data on the prehistory of the Northwestern Plains and presents it in rational and understandable terms.Key Features* Examines the prehistoric cultural chronology and the sources of the data for the Northwestern High Plains* Presents prehistoric hunting and gathering subsistence strategies for the Northwestern High Plains* Takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of archaeology using the data from geology, soils, faunal analysis, pollen, and phytolith studies* Provides a methodology for data recovery