{"product_id":"stone-tool-traditions-in-the-charles-cobb-9780817313739","title":"Stone Tool Traditions in the Contact Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the impact of European colonization on Native American and Pacific Islander technology and culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the first comprehensive analysis of the partial replacement of flaked stone and ground stone traditions by metal tools in the Americas during the Contact Era. It examines the functional, symbolic, and economic consequences of that replacement on the lifeways of native populations, even as lithic technologies persisted well after the landing of Columbus. Ranging across North America and to Hawai'i, the studies show that, even with wide access to metal objects, Native Americans continued to produce certain stone tool types--perhaps because they were still the best implements for a task or because they represented a deep commitment to a traditional practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chapters are ordered in terms of relative degree of European contact, beginning with groups that experienced brief episodes of interaction, such as the Wichita-French meeting on the Arkansas River, and ending with societies that were heavily influenced by colonization, such as the Potawatomi of Illinois. Because the anthology draws comparisons between the persistence of stone tools and the continuity of other indigenous crafts, it presents holistic models that can be used to explain the larger consequences of the Contact Era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marvin T. Smith, of Valdosta State University has stated that, \"after reading this volume, no archaeologist will ever see the replacement of lithic technology by metal tools as a simple matter of replacement of technologically inferior stone tools with their superior metal counterparts. This is cutting-edge scholarship in the area of contact period studies.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Cobb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817313737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817313739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.42h x 5.96w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2004 pg. 1516\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 50 - Recommended\/Regional General","brand":"Charles Cobb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086955819263,"sku":"9780817313739","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbe66c53-cb70-43c8-a08b-67a9d8ec2c42.jpg?v=1769097466","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stone-tool-traditions-in-the-charles-cobb-9780817313739","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}