Across Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture by Dennis J. Stanfor

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Across Atlantic Ice by Dennis J. Stanford, Bruce A. Bradley, Michael Collins Supplying archaeological and oceanographic evidence to support this assertion, this book dismantles the old paradigm while persuasively linking Clovis technology with the culture of the Solutrean people who occupied France and Spain more than 20,000 years ago. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Who were the first humans to inhabit North America? According to the now familiar story, mammal hunters entered the continent some 12,000 years ago via a land bridge that spanned the Bering Sea. Distinctive stone tools belonging to the Clovis culture established the presence of these early New World people. But are the Clovis tools Asian in origin? Drawing from original archaeological analysis, paleoclimatic research, and genetic studies, noted archaeologists Dennis J. Stanford and Bruce A. Bradley challenge the old narrative and, in the process, counter traditional-and often subjective-approaches to archaeological testing for historical relatedness. The authors apply rigorous scholarship to a hypothesis that places the technological antecedents of Clovis in Europe and posits that the first Americans crossed the Atlantic by boat and arrived earlier than previously thought. Supplying archaeological and oceanographic evidence to support this assertion, the book dismantles the old paradigm while persuasively linking Clovis technology with the culture of the Solutrean people who occupied France and Spain more than 20,000 years ago. Flap " Across Atlantic Ice is brilliant and ground-breaking. As fascinating as it is controversial, this book brings together decades of research from diverse areas into a single volume that is well argued, factually rich, elegantly written--and absolutely riveting. I could not put it down." --Douglas Preston, author of Cities of Gold , Thunderhead , and former archaeology correspondent for The New Yorker magazine "In their well-written and well-reasoned exploration of the first inhabitants of the Americas, Dennis Stanford and Bruce Bradley have provided a viable alternative scenario. I am not a trained professional, but I have been reading the archeological literature for thirty-five years. Their argument is logical and should be given an open-minded hearing." --Jean M. Auel, author of The Land of Painted Caves and The Clan of the Cave Bear "This carefully crafted, well-researched book aims to change our thinking of who the first Americans were and where they came from. Stanford and Bradley have produced an ambitious, interdisciplinary study of a neglected route of early entry into the Americas that will affect the way the larger narrative of the first chapter of human history in the New World is written." --Tom D. Dillehay, author of The Settlement of the Americas: A New Prehistory Author Biography Dennis J. Stanford is Curator of Archaeology and Director of the Paleoindian Program at the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History. Among his books is Ice Age Hunters of the Rockies. Bruce A. Bradley is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Exeter and Director of its Experimental Archaeology Programme. His books include Clovis Technology. Table of Contents List of Illustrations and Tables Prehistoric Time Line Foreword by Michael B. Collins Introduction: The First Americans? Part 1. Paleolithic Peoples 1. Flaked Stone Technology: A Primer 2. Clovis: The First American Settlers? 3. Beringia: Out of Asia on Foot 4. Challenging the Clovis First Model: The Missing Links 5. The Solutrean: Ice Age Innovators Part 2. The Solutrean Hypothesis 6. Quantitative Culture Comparison 7. Qualitative Culture Comparison 8. The Solutrean Maritime Adaptation 9. The Last Glacial Maximum: How Bad Was the Weather? 10. Living on the Ice Edge: Ethnographic Analogies Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix: Cluster Analysis Notes References Index Review "Stanford and Bradley weave a fascinating narrative... [The authors] deftly illustrate their expertise." -- Christopher R. Moore, University of South Carolina Southeastern Archaeology "This scientific treatise ... shines between the lines." -- Philip Kopper The Washington Times "A thorough job... Stanford and Bradley compile an impressive dossier of evidence... It should be taken seriously." -- Atholl Anderson, Australian National University, Canberra Intl Jrnl Nautical Achaeology Review Quote "This scientific treatise . . . shines between the lines."-- The Washington Times Details ISBN0520275780 Author Michael Collins Pages 336 Language English Year 2013 ISBN-10 0520275780 ISBN-13 9780520275782 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-06-03 Short Title ACROSS ATLANTIC ICE Media Book DEWEY 970.011 Imprint University of California Press Subtitle The Origin of Americas Clovis Culture Place of Publication Berkerley Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2013-06-03 AU Release Date 2013-06-03 NZ Release Date 2013-06-03 US Release Date 2013-06-03 Publisher University of California Press Illustrations 3 b-w photographs, 74 line illustrations, 7 tables Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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