Archaeology of the Iroquois - (Iroquois and Their Neighbors) by Jordan E Kerber (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This timely volume offers a compilation of twenty-four articles covering a wide spectrum of topics in Iroquoian archaeology. Culled from leading publications, the pieces collectively represent the current state of knowledge and research in the field. A comprehensive research bibliography with more than 500 entries will be a key resource for specialists and non-specialists alike. Both text and bibliography are structured in five sections: Origins; Precolumbian Dynamics; Postcolumbian Dynamics; Material Culture Studies; and Contemporary Iroquois Perspectives, Repatriation, and Collaborative Archaeology.

Along with seminal essays by major figures in regional archaeology, the book includes responses by Haudenosaunee writers to the political context of contemporary archaeological work. This collection will prove indispensable to scholars in all areas of Iroquois studies, students and teachers of Iroquoian archaeology, and professional and avocational archaeologists in the United States and Canada.

Review Quotes

An invaluable resource of current scholarship and issues in Iroquoian studies and the archaeology of northeastern North America.-- "Choice"

About the Author

Jordan E. Kerber is associate professor of anthropology and Native American studies at Colgate University and curator of archaeological collections at Colgate's Longyear Museum of Anthropology.