The First Families of West Virginia by Grace Wavra
For thousands of years, before the European settlers came to North America, the Indians were hunting and fishing and gathering food in the mountains, hills and valleys of West Virginia. They had campsites, villages and even, in some places, towns in the fertile river valleys where they planted corn and built mounds of earth to honor their leaders when they died.
As the Europeans made settlements, at first along the Atlantic Coast, then farther and farther inland, the Indians, little by little, gave up the land upon which they had lived and hunted for thousands of years.
In many places, the only evidence of their occupation are the artifacts and stains in the soil that they left behind. We can learn about the living sites and tools of the First People of West Virginia through Archaeology.
Did you know that there are thousands of archaeological sites scattered throughout West Virginia? Did you ever wonder who were the first people to live in West Virginia? Did you know that it is the study of Archaeology that tell us who those people were, how they lived and what they were like? Let Grace Wavra introduce you to The First Families of West Virginia through the fascinating science of Archaeology.
This is a softcover book in very good condition with just some minor shelfwear. There are 71 pages.
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Archaeology
- Chapter 2. The Indians
- Chapter 3. Artifacts
- Chapter 4. More About Indians
- Chapter 5. Field Work
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Author: |
Grace Wavra |
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Publisher: |
Chartwell Books |
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ISBN-10: |
1560020075 |
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ISBN-13: |
9781560020073 |
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Format: |
Softcover |
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Pages: |
71 |