The first Americans : in pursuit of archaeology's greatest mystery

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The first Americans : in pursuit of archaeology's greatest mystery / J.M. Adovasio with Jake Page.

Adovasio, J. M. (Author). Page, Jake. (Added Author).

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A leading archaeologist addresses the complex puzzle about the origins of the first humans to settle in America, reassessing common myths about early human migration and lifestyle.

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ISBN: 0375505520
ISBN: 9780375505522
Physical Description: xii, 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Random House, c2002.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references ([295]-309) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: ch. 1. Glimpses through the looking glass -- ch. 2. The glacier's edge -- ch. 3. Charismatic megafauna -- ch. 4. Good-bye, glacial man ; hello, Clovis -- ch. 5. Timing is everything -- ch. 6. The pre-Clovis quest -- ch. 7. Melee over Meadowcroft -- ch. 8. Another angle of view -- ch. 9. Fireworks and the paleo-police -- ch. 10. Three-legged stools and skull wars -- ch. 11. Who are those guys?

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Subject:: Indians > Origin.
Paleo-Indians.
America > Antiquities.

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