North American Projectile Points - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook North American Projectile Points write by Wm Jack Hranicky RPA. This book was released on 2011-06-09. North American Projectile Points available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides a single-source for projectile points in the literature of American archeology. Its purpose is to provide a quick lookup for point types; the user then utilizes the basic references that are provided for more research information, point comparisons, data, distributions, etc.
North American Projectile Points
North American Projectile Points - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook North American Projectile Points write by Wm Jack Hranicky. This book was released on 2020-02-06. North American Projectile Points available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jack Hranicky is a retired government contractor who has been involved with archaeology as a full-time passion for over 50 years. His main interest is the Paleo-Indian period, but he has worked in all facets of American archaeology. Mr. Hranicky taught anthropology at the Northern Virginia Community College and St Johns College High School and has published over 200 papers and over 50 books about archaeology. He has served as president of the Archeological Society of Virginia (ASV) and Eastern States Archeological Federation (ESAF), been past chairman of the Alexandria Archaeology Commission, and he is a charter member of the Registry of Professional Archaeologists (RPA). He runs the Virginia Rockart Survey formerly the McCary Fluted Point Survey. He has honorary-life memberships in six Virginia historical societies. Also, Mr. Hranicky received Meritorious Service Awards from the U.S. State Department for his governmental work and the Smithsonian Institution for his anthropological work. He is currently overseeing 20 archaeological Pleistocene sites. His numerous books on prehistoric tools have made him a national authority in the U.S.
Georgia Projectile Points
Georgia Projectile Points - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Georgia Projectile Points write by Christopher Cameron. This book was released on 2020-02-29. Georgia Projectile Points available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Southwestern United States
Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Southwestern United States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Southwestern United States write by Noel D. Justice. This book was released on 2002-05-23. Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Southwestern United States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The American Southwest is the focus for this volume in Noel Justice's series of reference works that survey, describe, and categorize the projectile point and cutting tools used in prehistory by Native American peoples. Written for archaeologists and amateur collectors alike, the book describes over 50 types of stone arrowhead and spear points according to period, culture, and region. With the knowledge of someone trained to fashion projectile points with techniques used by the Indians, Justice describes how the points were made, used, and re-sharpened. His detailed drawings illustrate the way the Indians shaped their tools, what styles were peculiar to which regions, and how the various types can best be identified. There are hundreds of drawings, organized by type cluster and other identifying characteristics. The book also includes distribution maps and color plates that will further aid the researcher or collector in identifying specific periods, cultures, and projectile types.
Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of California and the Great Basin
Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of California and the Great Basin - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of California and the Great Basin write by Noel D. Justice. This book was released on 2002-05-23. Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of California and the Great Basin available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Noel Justice adds another regional guide to his series of important reference works that survey, describe, and categorize the projectile point and cutting tools used in prehistory by Native American peoples. This volume addresses the region of California and the Great Basin. Written for archaeologists and amateur collectors alike, the book describes over 50 types of stone arrowhead and spear points according to period, culture, and region. With the knowledge of someone trained to fashion projectile points with techniques used by the Indians, Justice describes how the points were made, used, and re-sharpened. His detailed drawings illustrate the way the Indians shaped their tools, what styles were peculiar to which regions, and how the various types can best be identified. There are hundreds of drawings, organized by type cluster and other identifying characteristics. The book also includes distribution maps and color plates that will further aid the researcher or collector in identifying specific periods, cultures, and projectile types.
