The Seneca restoration, 1715-1754 : an Iroquois local political economy /

Jordan, Kurt A., 1966-

The Seneca restoration, 1715-1754 : an Iroquois local political economy / Kurt A. Jordan. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2008. - 1 online resource (xiii, 425 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : colonialism and decline in eighteenth-century Iroquois studies -- Local political economy -- Toward a history of the Seneca homeland, 1677-1754 -- New Ganechstage in the library, museum, and archive -- Archaeology at the Townley-Read Site, 1996-2000 -- Seneca settlement pattern and community structure, 1677-1779 -- The logic of dispersed settlement -- Iroquois housing, 1677-1754 : terminology and definitions -- Iroquois housing, 1677-1754 : archaeological and documentary evidence -- Archaeology and Townley-Read's economy : faunal remains, red stone, and alcohol bottles -- Turning points in Iroquois history : a re-evaluation -- Conclusion : archaeology and the Seneca restoration.

The Iroquois nation is commonly perceived as having plunged into a steep decline in the late 17th century due to colonial encroachment into the Great Lakes region. This book challenges long-standing interpretations that depict the Iroquois as defeated, colonized peoples.



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Seneca Indians--Antiquities.--New York (State)--Townley-Read Site
Land settlement patterns--New York (State)--Townley-Read Site.
Excavations (Archaeology)--New York (State)--Townley-Read Site.


Electronic Books.

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