The Grand Detour Phase

Description

Authors: Caldwell, Warren W. (1925-2016) and Jensen, Richard E. (1934-2018)

Publisher: Smithsonian Insititution

Pub Date: 1969

Binding: Paperback

Condition:  Fair.  Binding tight.   No folds.  Previous owner’s name in ink on upper front cover edge.  Lower front cover corner has an approx. 1/2″ bend.  Lower front cover edge has an approx. 1/16″ chip that with wear is now about 1/2″.

Notes: River Basin Surveys.  Publications in Salvage Archaeology No. 13.  “The three archaeological sites…are part of a notable concentration of sites in the vicinity of the Grand Detour, a remarkable horseshoe-shaped loop of the Missouri forming the downstream limit of the Big Bend section of the river.  The sites chosen for excavation, Jiggs Thomson (39LM208), Langdeau (39LM209), and Pretty Head (39LM232) were the principal early village occupations in the area and varied considerable is village plan and other surface features.”  (From the Introduction)  From the library of the late archaeologist  Frank Hibben, his signature on cover.