Name/Title
Prehistory of MissouriEntry/Object ID
L2012.21.105Description
Prehistory of Missouri. A large book. A definitive work on the archaeological record in Missouri with hundreds of photographs of projectile points and other artifacts, including those from the Kansas City Hopewell sites. Begins with PaleoIndian period 9250 BC and ends with the historic traces in the Mississippian Period at 1200 AD. Some color photographs
Inserted in the book are:
St. Joseph News Press Clippings
"First Americans far older than scientists thought", Feb. 17, 1998
"Collectors of artifacts gathering, Show will be held at Agency Community Center, March 1, 2002.
"Missouri cave dwellers had cool shoes", about a moccasin found at 9000 year old site
Also reprints of articles:
"King of Folsom Points" by Leslie S. Pfeiffer
"Woody's Dream" by Douglas Preston, New Yorker magazine dated Nov. 15, 1999
Letter from author O'Brien to Mike Fisher asking for artifacts to photograph for this book, dated March 17, 1995. The author has a handwritten note to Mike Fisher on the title paging thanking him for his help with the book.
419/Softbound/Photographs.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Antiquities, ArchaeologySearch Terms
Indians of North America, Native American, Projectile Points, Mississippi Period, Missouri ArchaeologyBook Details
Author
O'Brien, Michael J and W. Raymond WoodPlace Published
City
ColumbiaState/Province
MissouriDate Published
1998Call No.
Archaeology OBISBN
0-8262-1131-3Notes
Copy No.: 2Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Michael Fisher