Description: Excavating Nauvoo : The Mormons and the Rise of Historical Archaeology in America, Hardcover by Pykles, Benjamin C.; Schuyler, Robert L. (FRW), ISBN 0803218931, ISBN-13 9780803218932, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This detailed study of the excavation and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, reveals the roots of historical archaeology. In the 1960s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored an archaeology program to authentically restore the city of Nauvoo, which was founded along the Mississippi River in the 1840s by the Mormons as they moved west. Non-Mormon scholars were also interested in Nauvoo because it was representative of several western frontier towns in this era. As the archaeology and restoration of Nauvoo progressed, however, conflicts arose, particularly regarding control of the site and its interpretation for the public. The field of historical archaeology was just coming into its own during this period, with myriad perspectives and doctrines being developed and tested. The Nauvoo site was one of the places where the discipline was forged. This well-researched account weaves together multiple viewpoints in examining the many contentious issues surrounding the archaeology and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, providing an illuminating picture of the early days of professional historical archaeology.
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Book Title: Excavating Nauvoo : The Mormons and the Rise of Historical Archae
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Excavating Nauvoo : the Mormons and the Rise of Historical Archaeology in America
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Item Height: 1.4 in
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Archaeology, Historiography, Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
Item Weight: 22.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science, History
Author: Benjamin C. Pykles
Item Length: 8.8 in
Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology Ser.
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Hardcover
