Native American Archaeology in the Parks: A Guide to Heritage Sites in Our National Parks and Monuments 9781538145869, 9781538145876, 1538145863

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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Land Acknowledgment
Oh, and Those Other Acknowledgments
Preface
Okay, So Why Did I Write This Book?
Inspiration
Parks and Monuments: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
No Ruins, No Discoveries
Format
Part I: Parks and People
1: National Parks and National Monuments
Roosevelt’s Role
The American Antiquities Act of 1906
The Archaeological Resources Protection Act
2: First People
Who Were the First People of America?
The People
Adaptation
Part II: Oh, the Places You’ll Go
1: Canyon de Chelly National Monument
2: Casa Grande National Monument
3: Montezuma Castle National Monument
4: Navajo National Monument
5: Tonto National Monument
6: Tuzigoot National Monument
7: Walnut Canyon National Monument
8: Wupatki National Monument
9: Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
10: Mesa Verde National Park
11: Aztec National Monument
12: Bandelier National Monument
13: Chaco Canyon National Historical Park
14: Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
15: Hovenweep National Monument
16: Petrified Forest/Painted Desert National Park
17: Petroglyph National Monument
18: Bears Ears National Monument
19: Canyonlands National Park
20: Capitol Reef National Park
21: Dinosaur National Monument
22: Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
23: Effigy Mounds National Monument
24: Poverty Point National Monument
25: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
26: Pipestone National Monument
27: Pecos National Historical Park
28: Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
29: Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
30: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
A Brief Epilogue
A Dictionary of Terms
References
Index
About the Author

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