Nantucket And Other Native Places: The Legacy Of Elizabeth Alden Little Nantucket & Other Native Places Project Muse Upcc Books

The Archaeology And Histories Of The Native Peoples And Earliest Settlers Of Eastern Massachusetts Come Vividly To Life In These Pages. Leading Archaeologists And Anthropologists Share The Latest Findings And Interpretations On A Wide Range Of Topics, Including The Archaeology Of The Jethro Coffin House, Arguably The Oldest House In Nantucket; The Origin And Significance Of Maize Horticulture; The Production And Distribution Of Wampum; Native Women Sachems Of Martha's Vineyard; Native Vernacular Architecture At Nantucket; The Indian Planting Fields At Concord; Fertilizer And Native Horticulture; The Enduring Strands Of Significance Of Drift Whales; And An Insightful Examination Of A Seventeenth-century House In Duxbury. -- A Tribute To The Career Of The Influential Archaeologist Elizabeth Alden Little (1926-2003), Nantucket And Other Native Places Offers An Essential Introduction To The Archaeology Of Eastern Massachusetts. The Book Includes An Homage To Elizabeth Little's Life And Career By Renowned Archaeologist Dena F. Dincauze, As Well As A Comprehensive Bibliography Of Her Extensive Published Work. --book Jacket. The Ancient Dwelling On Sunset Hill: Preliminary Archaeological Investigations At The Jethro Coffin House / Duncan Ritchie -- Native American Architecture On Nantucket Island, Massachusetts / Mary Lynne Rainey -- Drift Whales At Nantucket: The Kindness Of Moshup / Elizabeth Alden Little And J. Clinton Andrews -- Island Queens: Women Sachems On Martha's Vineyard And Nantucket In The Colonial Period / Kathleen J. Bragdon -- Pilgrim Subsistence: A Seventeenth Century Profile From The John And Priscilla Alden House, Duxbury, Massachusetts / Tonya Baroody Largy And Mitchell T. Mulholland -- The Indian Planting Fields In Concord, Massachusetts: Influence Of New Techniques On Archaeological Explanatory Models / Shirley Blancke -- Wampum Use In Southern New England: The Paradox Of Bead Production Without The Use Of Political Belts / Marshall Joseph Becker -- The Origin And Spread Of Maize (zea Mays) In New England / Elizabeth S. Chilton -- Limestone, Shell, And The Archaeological Visibility Of Maize And Beans In New England: A Fertilizer Hypothesis / Elizabeth Alden Little -- An Intellectual Biography Of Elizabeth Alden Little, 1927-2003 / Dena Ferran Dincauze -- Afterword: A Presentation At Elizabeth A. Little's Memorial Celebration, September 12, 2003 / Ruel Little. Edited By Elizabeth S. Chilton And Mary Lynne Rainey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Nantucket and Other Native Places......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Illustrations......Page 9 Tables......Page 13 Preface......Page 15 1. The “Ancient Dwelling” on Sunset Hill: Preliminary Archaeological Investigations at the Jethro Coffin House......Page 17 2. Native American Architecture on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts......Page 41 3. Drift Whales at Nantucket: The Kindness of Moshup......Page 79 4. Island Queens: Women Sachems on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket in the Colonial Period......Page 103 5. Pilgrim Subsistence: A Seventeenth-Century Profi le from theJohn and Priscilla Alden House,Duxbury, Massachusetts......Page 119 6. The “Indian Planting Fields”in Concord, Massachusetts: Influence of New Techniques on Archaeological Explanatory Models......Page 135 7. Wampum Use in Southern New England: The Paradox of Bead Production without the Use of Political Belts......Page 153 8. The Origin and Spread of Maize (Zea Mays) in New England......Page 175 9. Limestone, Shell, and theArchaeological Visibility ofMaize and Beans in New England: A Fertilizer Hypothesis......Page 197 10. An Intellectual Biography of Elizabeth Alden Little, 1927–2003......Page 217 Afterword: A Presentation at Elizabeth A. Little’s Memorial Celebration,September 12, 2003......Page 227 A Comprehensive List of the Works of Elizabeth Alden Little......Page 231 Contributors......Page 241 A......Page 245 C......Page 246 J......Page 247 M......Page 248 N......Page 249 S......Page 251 W......Page 252 An indispensable, up-to-date overview of the archaeology of the Native peoples and earliest settlers of eastern Massachusetts. The archaeology and histories of the Native peoples and earliest settlers of eastern Massachusetts come vividly to life in these pages. Leading archaeologists and anthropologists share the latest findings and interpretations on a wide range of topics, including the archaeology of the Jethro Coffin House, arguably the oldest house in Nantucket; the origin and significance of maize horticulture; the production and distribution of wampum; Native women sachems of Marthas Vineyard; Native vernacular architecture at Nantucket; the Indian planting fields at Concord; fertilizer and Native horticulture; the enduring strands of significance of drift whales; and an insightful examination of a seventeenth-century house in Duxbury. A tribute to the career of the influential archaeologist Elizabeth Alden Little (19262003), Nantucket and Other Native Places offers an essential introduction to the archaeology of eastern Massachusetts. The book includes an homage to Elizabeth Littles life and career by renowned archaeologist Dena F. Dincauze, as well as a comprehensive bibliography of her extensive published work. this volume contains much that is new, both in content and methodology. Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology The ancient dwelling on Sunset Hill: preliminary archaeological investigations at the Jethro Coffin House / Duncan Ritchie Native American architecture on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts / Mary Lynne Rainey Drift whales at Nantucket: the kindness of moshup / Elizabeth Alden Little Island queens: women sachems on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket in the colonial period / Kathleen J. Bragdon Pilgrim subsistence: a seventeenth century profile from the John and Priscilla Alden House, Duxbury, Massachusetts / Tonya Baroody Largy and Mitchell T. Mulholland The Indian planting fields in Concord, Massachusetts: influence of new techniques on archaeological explanatory models / Shirley Blancke Wampum use in southern New England: the paradox of bead production without the use of political belts / Marshall Joseph Becker The origin and spread of maize in New England / Zea Mays and Elizabeth S. Chilton Limestone, shell, and the archaeological visibility of maize and beans in New England: a fertilizer hypothesis / Elizabeth Alden Little An intellectual biography of Elizabeth Alden Little 1927-2003 / Dena Ferran Dincauze Afterword / Ruel Little.