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4 books match the query 'Parry, William J.'

cover of Chipped Stone Tools in Formative Oaxaca, Mexico: Their Procurement, Production and Use

Chipped Stone Tools in Formative Oaxaca, Mexico

Their Procurement, Production and Use

William J. Parry

University of Michigan Press, 1987

Chipped stone tools from archaeological sites can be a source of social and economic information about the inhabitants. In this volume, author William J. Parry presents his analysis of chipped stone tools found at Early and Middle Formative sites in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. Volume 8 of the subseries Prehistory and Human Ecology of the Valley of Oaxaca.
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Late Prehistoric Bison Procurement in Southeastern New Mexico

The 1977 Season at the Garnsey Site

John D. Speth and William J. Parry

University of Michigan Press, 1978

Archaeologists John D. Speth and William J. Parry present the results of the first season of excavation at the Garnsey site, a bison kill site in southeastern New Mexico.
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Late Prehistoric Bison Procurement in Southeastern New Mexico

The 1978 Season at the Garnsey Site (LA-18399)

John D. Speth and William J. Parry

University of Michigan Press, 1980

The Garnsey site is a late prehistoric-protohistoric bison kill site in southeastern New Mexico. During the 1978 excavation, the crew clarified the stratigraphy and chronology of the site and increased the number of bison remains. In this data-rich monograph, the authors present the results of their fieldwork and analyze their findings. In addition to bison remains, researchers found lithics, ceramics, and fire-cracked rock.
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The Garnsey Spring Campsite

Late Prehistoric Occupation in Southeastern New Mexico

William J. Parry and John D. Speth

University of Michigan Press, 1984

In 1977 and 1978, Parry and Speth excavated the Garnsey Spring site, an aboriginal campsite southeast of Roswell, New Mexico. Here they describe their fieldwork and the analysis of the artifacts found at the site, including lithics and ceramics. Pollen analysis is also included.
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