The Nature and Pace of Change in American Indian Cultures : Pennsylvania, 4000 to 3000 BP

Three thousand to four thousand years ago, the Native Americans of the mid-Atlantic region experienced a groundswell of cultural innovation. This remarkable era, known as the Transitional period, saw the advent of broad-bladed bifaces, cache blades, ceramics, steatite bowls, and sustained trade, among other ingenious and novel objects and behaviors. In __The Nature and Pace of Change in American Indian Cultures__, eight expert contributors examine the Transitional period in Pennsylvania and posit potential explanations of the significant changes in social and cultural life at that time. Building upon sixty years of accumulated data, corrected radiocarbon dating, and fresh research, scholars are reimagining the ancient environment in which native people lived. __The Nature and Pace of Change in American Indian Cultures__ will give readers new insights into a singular moment in the prehistory of the mid-Atlantic region and the daily lives of the people who lived there. The contributors are Joseph R. Blondino, Kurt W. Carr, Patricia E. Miller, Roger Moeller, Paul A. Raber, R. Michael Stewart, Frank J. Vento, Robert D. Wall, and Heather A. Wholey. A Collection Of Essays Addressing Aspects Of Native American Life In The Susquehanna And Delaware River Basin From 4000 To 3000 Bp, The Pre-existing Traditions From Which They Emerged, And Explanations For How And Why Social And Cultural Change Took Place--provided By Publisher. Introduction : Working With The Archaeological Record Of 4500-2700 Bp / R. Michael Stewart -- Evidence For Climate Variability During The Sub-boreal/transitional Archaic Period : Fact Or Fiction? / Frank J. Vento -- The End Of The Late Archaic Period In The Upper Susquehanna Valley Of Pennsylvania : Lamoka And Its Variants / Robert D. Wall -- The Evolution Of Cultural Adaptations During The Transitional Period In The Delaware And Susquehanna River Valleys In Pennsylvania / Kurt W. Carr -- The Transitional Archaic Period In The Susquehanna River Valley / Patricia E. Miller -- Rethinking The Transitional Archaic Period In The Upper Delaware Valley : A View From The Orient / Joseph R. Blondino -- Transitional Archaic Settlement Density In Eastern Pennsylvania / Heather A. Wholey -- The Transitional Dilemma In Pennsylvania : Hearths, Fish, And Pottery / Roger Moeller. Edited By R. Michael Stewart, Kurt W. Carr, And Paul A. Raber. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.