SUGGESTED READINGS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY

The following are a few selected publications which provide a good introduction to the prehistory of New Hampshire. The list is by no means exhaustive and is intended merely as a starting point.

Ashmore, Wendy and Robert Sharer, 1996 Discovering our Past A Brief Introduction to Archaeology. Mayfield Pub. Co. Mountain View, CA

This is a good, current, concise introduction to the methods and techniques of archaeology, with a good discussion of ethics and contemporary issues.

Braun, Esther K. and David P. Braun, The First Peoples of the Northeast. Lincoln Historical Soc., Lincoln, MA.

This is a general synthesis of New England prehistory with an emphasis upon changing lifestyles and material culture. Extremely well illustrated, it is aimed at a general public rather than an academic audience.

Fagan, Brian M, .Ancient North America: The Archaeology of a Continent. Thames & Hudson. NY.

This is a very good synthesis of the prehistory of North America with hundreds of photographs, illustrations and maps.

Feder, Kenneth L., Frauds, Myths and Mysteries. 2nd ed. Mayfield Pub. Co. Mountain View, CA.

This is a thoughtful accounting of many hoaxes, misconceptions and (pre)historic mysteries from the perspective of a professional anthropologist. It explores not only the details of these phenomena but also the reasons behind them.

Haviland, William & Marjory W. Power, The Original Vermonters. 2nd ed. University Press of New England. Hanover, NH.

This is an updated extensive and intensive synthesis of the archaeology and ethnology of Native Americans in Vermont. It is well illustrated and supported by an extensive bibliography.

Josephy, Alvin M., Ed. America in 1492 The World of Indian Peoples Before the Arrival of Columbus. Alfred A. Knopf, NY.

Several scholars present a summary, region by region, of cultures just prior to the Arrival of Columbus. Each section has an extensive bibliography.

New Hampshire Archeological Society, 1994 Bulletin of the New Hampshire Archeologist Volume 33/34, Number 1.

This is a general synthesis of New England prehistory with an emphasis upon changing lifestyles and material culture. Extremely well illustrated, it is aimed at a general public rather than an academic audience.

Ritchie, William A, 1971 A Typology and Nomenclature for New York Projectile Points. NY State Museum and Science Bulletin 384, Albany NY.

A basic text for the identification and dating of projectile points in the Northeast, well illustrated by both drawings and photographs.