The Great Journey : The Peopling of Ancient America

Update of the 2004 Edition vii Introduction: An Archaeological Drama 7(8) Part One: Ideas 1. Friars, Antiquarians, and Moundbuilders 15(20) 2. Palaeoliths and Extinct Animals 35(24) Part Two: Ancestry 3. In the Beginning 59(14) Act 1, scene 1: Africa, Europe, and Asia from about 2 million to 35,000 years ago 4. Modern Humans Take the Stage 73(28) Act 1, scene 2: Europe and Asia 35,000 to 15,000 years ago Part Three: The Crossing 5. Beringia 101(18) Act 2, scene 1: The Bering Strait 35,000 to 15,000 years ago 6. Alaska and the Yukon Territory 119(18) Act 2, scene 2: The northwestern reaches of the New World Part Four: The First Americans 7. The Ice-Free Corridor? 137(8) Interlude 8. On the Track of the Earliest Settlers 145(32) Act 3, scene 1: The Americas before 11,500 years ago 9. The Clovis People and their Forebears 177 Act 3, scene 2: North America at the end of the Ice Age Part Five: The Great Diversity 10. The Bison Hunters 199(22) 11. The Northern World 221(18) 12. Epilog 239(24) Further Reading 263(13) Acknowledgments 276(1) List of Illustrations 277(4) Index 281