{"product_id":"when-the-land-was-young-reflections-on-american-archaeology-paperback","title":"When the Land Was Young: Reflections on American Archaeology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharman Apt Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning science and nature writer \"presents a lively, confident, and free-flowing history of archaeology in America\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Digging up the relics of the past is not without controversy. With insight and eloquence, Sharman Apt Russell reveals here that when it comes to archaeological study, there is more than one way to examine history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Raising provocative questions anew about subjects such as the role of humans in the extinction of the large land mammals of the Pleistocene epoch and the repatriation of Native American graves, Russell, winner of the John Burroughs Medal--whose recipients include Rachel Carson--explores the question of what we owe to our past. Through a series of interviews with archaeologists and activists who have helped modernize the field, Russell provides fascinating ideas about the role of archaeology in the stewardship of antiquity, as well as the implications for our common future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Russell's work is thoughtful, beautifully written, and well documented. A good way for lay readers to become more informed.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Agile, cerebral, ruminative, entirely satisfying.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharman Apt Russell was awarded the 2016 John Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Nature Writing, whose other recipients include Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, and Roger Tory Peterson. Her works include the award-winning young adult historical fantasy\u003ci\u003e Teresa of the New World\u003c\/i\u003e, set in the dreamscape of the sixteenth-century American Southwest, and \u003ci\u003eKnocking on Heaven's Door\u003c\/i\u003e, which takes place in a science fiction Paleoterrific future. Her nonfiction ranges from \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Citizen Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eStanding in the Light: My Life as a Pantheist\u003c\/i\u003e. Sharman is a professor emerita at Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico, and affiliate faculty at Antioch University in Los Angeles. She lives with her husband in the Gila Valley of southwestern New Mexico. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760991404320,"sku":"9781504079365","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/11c1eab9835bd97d3e0efd0de901e03e.webp?v=1780196406","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-the-land-was-young-reflections-on-american-archaeology-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}