Author: Ashley A. Dumas
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817320768
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Case studies examining the archaeological record of an overlooked mineral Salt, once a highly prized trade commodity essential for human survival, is often overlooked in research because it is invisible in the archaeological record. Salt in Eastern North America and the Caribbean: History and Archaeology brings salt back into archaeology, showing that it was valued as a dietary additive, had curative powers, and was a substance of political power and religious significance for Native Americans. Major salines were embedded in collective memories and oral traditions for thousands of years as places where physical and spiritual needs could be met. Ethnohistoric documents for many Indian cultures describe the uses of and taboos and other beliefs about salt. The volume is organized into two parts: Salt Histories and Salt in Society. Case studies from prehistory to post-Contact and from New York to Jamaica address what techniques were used to make salt, who was responsible for producing it, how it was used, the impact it had on settlement patterns and sociopolitical complexity, and how economies of salt changed after European contact. Noted salt archaeologist Heather McKillop provides commentary to conclude the volume. .
Author: Ashley A. Dumas
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ISBN: 9780817393335
Category : Salt industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: UNICEF.
Publisher: UNICEF
ISBN: 9280641948
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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The sixth issue of Progress for Children reports on the status of child-specific targets set by world leaders at the May 2002 UN General Assembly Special Session on Children. This special edition examines more than 35 key indicators in the four broad areas identified at the Special Session as requisite to building ’A World Fit for Children'. It also analyses the Millennium Development Goals and provides information on the state of child protection.
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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The reports and abstracts in this volume illustrates the breadth and depth of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research in marine geology.
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 722
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Author: Albert W. Bally
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813754453
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 633
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Summaries of the major features of the geology of North America and the adjacent oceanic regions are presented in 20 chapters. Topics covered include concise reviews of current thinking about Precambrian basement, Phanerozoic orogens, cratonic basins, passive-margin geology of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions, marine and terrestrial geology of the Caribbean region and economic geology.
Author: UNICEF.
Publisher: UNICEF
ISBN: 9280643045
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Author: Keith Tinker
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796080608
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
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Beginning in the mid-16th century and down through the 18th century, thousands of immigrants of Scots-Irish origin migrated to the Bahamas, which included the Turks and Caicos Islands. The first, and smaller wave of immigrants came via Bermuda in the mid to late 1600s in the wake of the mass migration of pro-Presbyterians from northern Ireland to the Americas seeking refuge from religious persecution. Later, in the 18th century, as a consequence of the American Revolution, thousands of so-called Loyalists were exiled from the union of the original 13 rebellious colonies. Many of those exiled were of Scots-Irish origin. Thousands migrated to the islands of the Bahamas, where they eventually emerged as some of the leaders of society in all facets of administration and culture.
Author: Thomas G. Alexander
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538120720
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of the Latter-day Saints contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on the important people, ideas, doctrine, and events during the 190 year history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
