Six Hundred Generations: An Archaeological History of Montana

by Carl M. Davis

Overview

Six Hundred Generations is a stunning look at the archaeological evidence of Montana's long Indigenous human history. Focusing on 12 unique archaeological sites, the book takes readers on an extraordinary journey through time, technologies, and cultures. Beginning with the First Americans who followed mammoths into this landscape, peer-awarded Montana archaeologist Carl Davis describes how Native Americans lived, evolved and flourished here for thousands of years. The engaging writing is accompanied by a rich array of photographs of archaeological sites, artifacts, and rock art, along with conceptual illustrations of Montana's Indigenous peoples by noted artist-archaeologist Eric Carlson.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781606391112
Publisher:	Riverbend
Publication date:	07/02/2019
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Raised in Dillon, Montana, Carl M. Davis received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Montana and a master's degree in anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh. He worked for 35 years as an archaeologist on national forests in Montana and Oregon, and in 2015 retired as the Regional Archaeologist for the U.S. Forest Service Northern Region in Missoula, Montana. For his dedication to preserving and promoting Montana history, Davis received the 2018 Montana Heritage Keeper Award, presented by the Montana Historical Society Board of Trustees. He resides in Missoula with his partner, Sara Scott.

Table of Contents

Contents

1. Preface: First Things

2. Not One Story but Many

3. Climate Past and Present

4. How Archaeologists Learn about the Past

5. Coming into the Country

6. Ice Age Montanans: Anzick Site

7. Horns and Spears: Mill Iron Site

8. Not by Meat Alone: Barton Gulch Site

9. Wintering Over: Spiro Site

10. Pine Parkland Living: Pictograph and Ghost Caves

11. Rock Knocking: Schmitt Chert Mine

12. “Deep Blood Kettle”: First Peoples Buffalo Jump

13. Warrior Artists: Bear Gulch and Atherton Canyon

14. Frontier Farmers: Hagan Village Site

15. Mountaineers: Wickiup Cave

16. Rifles and Coups: Battle of the Rosebud

17. Lines Drawn in the Earth: Absaroka Agency

18. Connecting Past and Present

19. The Way Forward

Glossary

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Index