Plains Village Archaeology


Bison Hunting Farmers in the Central and Northern Plains

Plains villagers had a well-developed life way of intensive horticulture, bison hunting, and residence in substantial timber houses. This volume documents how Plains village culture emerged as a widespread and cohesive cultural adaptation from its roots in late Plains woodland cultures, as well as how it was repeatedly altered by internal and external forces. It addresses the historical emergence of these peoples, greatly transformed and decimated as the Wichitas, Omaha, Pawnees, Arikaras, Mandans, and Hidatsas.

This volume presents a cross section of current research about the origins and internal developments of prehistoric Plains village people in the Central and Northern Plains.

Stanley A. Ahler is research director of the PaleoCultural Research Group in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Marvin Kay is in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas.

Praise and Reviews:

"Plains Village Archaeology is a seminal volume that in its depth of detail, range of innovative new ideas, and interpretive disagreements will provide the foundation for Plains Village archaeology for the twenty-first century."—Guy Gibbon, University of Minnesota