First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming (Utah Series on Great Salt Lake and the Great Basin) - Softcover
Synopsis
Great Salt Lake is a celebrated, world-recognized natural landmark. It, and the broader region bound to it, is also a thoroughly cultural landscape; generations of peoples made their lives there. In an eminently readable narrative, Steven Simms, one of the foremost archaeologists of the region, traces the scope of human history dating from the Pleistocene, when First Peoples interacted with the lapping waters of Lake Bonneville, to nearly the present day. Through vivid descriptions of how people lived, migrated, and mingled, with persistence and resilience, Simms honors the long human presence on the landscape.
First Peoples of Great Salt Lake takes a different approach to understanding the ancients than is typical of archaeology. Deemphasizing categories and labels, it traces changing environments, climates, and peoples through the notion of place. It challenges the Pristine Myth, the cultural bias that Indigenous peoples were timeless, changeless, primitive, and the landscapes they lived in sparsely populated. First Peoples and their descendants modified the forests and understory vegetation, shaped wildlife populations, and adapted to long-term climate change. Native Americans of Great Salt Lake were very much part of their world, and the story here is one of long continuity through dramatic cultural change.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Steven R. Simms is professor emeritus of anthropology at Utah State University. His books include Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau (2008), and Traces of Fremont: Society and Rock Art in Ancient Utah (2010) awarded the Society for American Archaeology Book award in the public audience category and the Utah Book Award for nonfiction. He has directed over 60 archaeological projects, including the Great Salt Lake Wetlands Project 1990–93, funded by the state of Utah, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the National Science Foundation.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape...
Stock Image
First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming (Utah Series on Great Salt Lake and the Great Basin)
Published by
University of Utah Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 1647691370
ISBN 13: 9781647691370
Used
paperback
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Oversized. PAPERBACK. Seller Inventory # M1647691370Z2
Stock Image
First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming (Utah Series on Great Salt Lake and the Great Basin)
Published by
University of Utah Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 1647691370
ISBN 13: 9781647691370
Used
paperback
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized. PAPERBACK. Seller Inventory # M1647691370Z3
Stock Image
First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming (Utah Series on Great Salt Lake and the Great Basin) [Paperback] Simms, Steven R
Published by
University of Utah Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 1647691370
ISBN 13: 9781647691370
New
Softcover
Seller: Lakeside Books, Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books! Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9781647691370
Stock Image
First Peoples of Great Salt Lake : A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming
Published by
University of Utah Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 1647691370
ISBN 13: 9781647691370
New
Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 46068092-n
Stock Image
First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming (Utah Series on Great Salt Lake and the Great Basin)
Published by
University of Utah Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 1647691370
ISBN 13: 9781647691370
New
Softcover
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9781647691370
Stock Image
First Peoples of Great Salt Lake : A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming
Published by
University of Utah Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 1647691370
ISBN 13: 9781647691370
Used
Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 46068092
Stock Image
FirstPeoplesofGreatSaltLake Format: Paperback
Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9781647691370
Stock Image
First Peoples of Great Salt Lake (Paperback)
Published by
University of Utah Press,U.S., Salt Lake City, 2023
ISBN 10: 1647691370
ISBN 13: 9781647691370
New
Paperback
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Great Salt Lake is a celebrated, world-recognized natural landmark. It, and the broader region bound to it, is also a thoroughly cultural landscape; generations of peoples made their lives there. In an eminently readable narrative, Steven Simms, one of the foremost archaeologists of the region, traces the scope of human history dating from the Pleistocene, when First Peoples interacted with the lapping waters of Lake Bonneville, to nearly the present day. Through vivid descriptions of how people lived, migrated, and mingled, with persistence and resilience, Simms honors the long human presence on the landscape. First Peoples of Great Salt Lake takes a different approach to understanding the ancients than is typical of archaeology. Deemphasizing categories and labels, it traces changing environments, climates, and peoples through the notion of place. It challenges the Pristine Myth, the cultural bias that Indigenous peoples were timeless, changeless, primitive, and the landscapes they lived in sparsely populated. First Peoples and their descendants modified the forests and understory vegetation, shaped wildlife populations, and adapted to long-term climate change. Native Americans of Great Salt Lake were very much part of their world, and the story here is one of long continuity through dramatic cultural change. In an eminently readable narrative, Steven Simms, one of the foremost archaeologists of the Great Salt Lake region, traces the scope of human history dating from the Pleistocene, when First Peoples interacted with the lapping waters of Lake Bonneville, to nearly the present day. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781647691370
Seller Image
First Peoples of Great Salt Lake
Published by
University of Utah Press,U.S., US, 2023
ISBN 10: 1647691370
ISBN 13: 9781647691370
New
Paperback
Seller: Rarewaves USA, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New. Great Salt Lake is a celebrated, world-recognized natural landmark. It, and the broader region bound to it, is also a thoroughly cultural landscape; generations of peoples made their lives there. In an eminently readable narrative, Steven Simms, one of the foremost archaeologists of the region, traces the scope of human history dating from the Pleistocene, when First Peoples interacted with the lapping waters of Lake Bonneville, to nearly the present day. Through vivid descriptions of how people lived, migrated, and mingled, with persistence and resilience, Simms honors the long human presence on the landscape. First Peoples of Great Salt Lake takes a different approach to understanding the ancients than is typical of archaeology. Deemphasizing categories and labels, it traces changing environments, climates, and peoples through the notion of place. It challenges the Pristine Myth, the cultural bias that Indigenous peoples were timeless, changeless, primitive, and the landscapes they lived in sparsely populated. First Peoples and their descendants modified the forests and understory vegetation, shaped wildlife populations, and adapted to long-term climate change. Native Americans of Great Salt Lake were very much part of their world, and the story here is one of long continuity through dramatic cultural change. Seller Inventory # LU-9781647691370
Stock Image
First Peoples of Great Salt Lake
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # FW-9781647691370
Buy New
£ 25.16
£ 6.76 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 2 available